“Clouds may be the most important parameter controlling the radiation budget, and, hence the Earth climate.” –  Sfîcă et al., 2021 It has become more and more common for scientists to attribute modern radiation budget (climate) changes to variations in cloud cover. This should not be surprising. It’s been pointed out (van Heerwaarden et al., … Continue reading 2021: The Year Scientists Increasingly Ascribed Shortwave-Modulating Cloud Variability As A Climate Driver