Scientists uncover natural phenomenon that significantly exacerbated last year's record-high tempera

[rangerrebew]

Scientists uncover natural phenomenon that significantly exacerbated last year's record-high temperatures: 'This is such a complex beast'
Story by Leslie Sattler • 17h


Scientists have figured out why Earth heated up so quickly last year, and the answer was hiding in plain sight, according to CNN: clouds.

What's happening?
The planet experienced record-breaking heat in 2023. While experts knew pollution from dirty fuels and El Niño played a role, those factors alone couldn't explain the sudden spike in temperature. Now, a new study in the journal Science reveals that fewer low-lying clouds over our oceans supercharged the warming effect.
 
When bright, low clouds become scarcer, Earth becomes darker and soaks up more sunlight rather than reflecting as much of it away, explained Helge Goessling, a climate physicist who co-authored the report. This darkening trend has continued since the 1970s, partly because melting snow and sea ice expose darker surfaces underneath.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/scientists-uncover-natural-phenomenon-that-significantly-exacerbated-last-year-s-record-high-temperatures-this-is-such-a-complex-beast/ar-AA1wAiWV?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=f326e64e16d74f7781da5772c55d90f3&ei=28

[rangerrebew]

'This is such a complex beast'
 

Since when did the earth burning up because of fossil fuels get complicated as our liberal/progressive friends have been telling us all these years?  Has this information been verified by Greta Thunberg?

[GtHawk]

  I feel like I missed out on the record heat part, we only had a handful of hot days this year, I remember much hotter years.