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  • Did Vanishing Clouds Cause the 2023 Heat Spike?

    Did Vanishing Clouds Cause the 2023 Heat Spike?

    Ines Calvert

    The global temperature jump in 2023 was large enough to leave a question even after accounting for the developing El Niño and the continuing rise in greenhouse gases: why did the planet absorb so much extra sunlight? Satellite measurements point to an unusually dark Earth, meaning less sunlight reflected back to space. Over some ocean…

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