Strong Evidence That Cloud Changes May Exacerbate Global Warming

Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 23:28 in Earth & Climate

As the earth warms, it is not known whether clouds will dissipate and let more heat in, or whether cloud cover will increase. In a study in Science, researchers begin to unravel this mystery. Using observational data and models, they have established that low-level clouds appear to dissipate as the ocean warms, indicating that changes in these clouds may increase the warming of the planet.

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