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Thursday, January 9, 2014

Guest Post: Climate change may cut cloud cover and increase temperatures - higher climate sensitivity likely

It seems there is no silver lining in clouds as a moderating influence for a warming climate. In fact, indications are the latest research reduces some uncertainty in a crucial area, which means that climate sensitivity will be towards the higher end of the range at about 3 to 5 degrees Celsius for a doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide. This means we are well on track to realising 4 degrees world by the end of the century. In this article from the Conversation Professor Steve Sherwood explains the importance of this research for climate sensitivity.

Related: Peter Sinclair: Happy New Year. It's worse than we thought, Climate Code Red: Warming climate may cut cloud cover, push temperatures even higher See also comments by Michael E. Mann and Gavin Schmidt at Real climate Blog: A Bit More Sensitive....