Changing Clouds in a Changing Climate - Perspectives on Ocean Science

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Channel: University of California Television (UCTV) · 2008 · Education

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Clouds have a major impact on how Earth absorbs and retains heat. How cloudiness will change in response to global warming is the largest uncertainty in scientists' understanding of climate change. Join Dr. Joel Norris as he reviews what scientists know about connections between cloudiness and global warming based on observed changes in clouds over the last several decades. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [5/2007] [Science] [Show ID: 12469]

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