Study shows strong evidence that cloud changes may exacerbate global warming
Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 14:14
in Earth & Climate
The role of clouds in climate change has been a major question for decades. As the earth warms under increasing greenhouse gases, it is not known whether clouds will dissipate, letting in more of the sun's heat energy and making the earth warm even faster, or whether cloud cover will increase, blocking the Sun's rays and actually slowing down global warming.