Global Warming May Be Far Worse Than Thought, Cloud Analysis Suggests
Source: The Guardian Photo above: Under a blanket of clouds, tourists watch a meltwater waterfall on an icecap. (Click here for larger version). Photograph: Ralph Lee Hopkins/National Geographic Society/Corbis Climate change projections have vastly underestimated the role that clouds play, meaning future warming could be far worse than is currently projected, according to new research. Researchers said that a doubling of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere compared with pre-industrial times could result in a global temperature increase of up to 5.3C – far warmer than the 4.6C older models predict.