Picture of how our climate is affected by greenhouse gases is a 'cloudy' one

Climate vs Clouds vs Greenhouse


Issue: Global




Summary: Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem are just scraping the surface behind the TRUE impacts of aerosols on climate change. Apparently, depending on meteorological circumstances, they can have drastic effects in either decreasing or increasing the cloud to sun deflecting effect. Also, aerosols may have the effect of causing or limiting the formation of clouds and precipitation itself. Unfortunately, computer simulations are not powerful enough to deduce an accurate simulation of the processes on a global scale. Yet recently, more advanced modeling technology has been used that has the potential to evaluate impacts over a span of several years. This technology could help shed light on human impact on weather and climate change.




Opinion:
I think if this new technology could truly help dig deeper into the roots of climate change and human impacts, then we should continue to research the topic. Also, the article said that the level of effort needed to establish the findings they would need should match the socioeconomic importance of the results. That proves that we should aim to fully research this topic.