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Global Dimming

Posted by michael on from the keeping-skynet-down dept.

wiredog writes "The Guardian reports on research which shows that the amount of sunlight reaching the Earth's surface has decreased by 10% in 30 years. This has implications for global warming models and, especially, agricultural output."

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  1. Re:Global Cooling Theories by pe1rxq · · Score: 2, Redundant

    No, dimming and warmimg are not mutually exclusive... They go together quite happily...
    Less light to the ground does not mean a colder climate, the heath from the sun is simply absorbed somewhere else like in an atmosphere full of greenhouse gasses.
    The global warming fad won't be put away. The new data will simply be integrated into the models and will likely proove we screwed our environment up even further than we thought.

    Jeroen

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  2. Karma Whore by meehawl · · Score: 0, Redundant

    If you are going to repost an entire article from a site that would barely notice the "Slashdot Effect" at least have the decency to post anonymously and not be such a blatant Karma Whore.

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