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Post-1980s Increases In Shortwave Radiation Explains Europe's Warming Trends Far Better Than CO2

Post-1980s Increases In Shortwave Radiation Explains Europe’s Warming Trends Far Better Than CO2

Across Europe there has been a downward trend in cloud and aerosol albedo over the last 40 years, allowing more solar radiation to reach the surface. This “brightening” effect thus explains recent warming. A new study (Wacker et al., 2024) from a “testbed site” in Germany reports total and direct shortwave (SW) radiation forcing rose […]

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