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Old 02-07-2018, 03:22 PM   #935 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
cosmic radiation increases cloud cover and therefore reflectance.
Has it been shown that cloud cover is a net cooler of Earth? Reflecting sunlight certainly rejects heat that would otherwise be absorbed, but clouds are a greenhouse gas themselves, trapping in the heat that does get absorbed. In other words, does the amount of rejected energy outweigh the amount of trapped energy?
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