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CERN’s work casts light on cloud formation, but might not have much to say about climate change. Taivasalla

Do cosmic rays influence climate? Some new results from CERN

By Karl Braganza, Australian Bureau of Meteorology and Justin Peter, Australian Bureau of Meteorology

Physicists at CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) created something of an online kerfuffle last month when they sought to improve our understanding of cosmic rays and clouds. While their…

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Clouds not as cooling as thought

Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

Clouds caused by air pollution have been overestimated in their ability to to reflect sunlight back into space, thus helping…

Lower clouds may cool earth

University of Auckland

Cloud height has declined by 30-40 meters from 2000 to 2010. The analysis was based on the first 10 years of data collected…

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