US EditionGlobal Warming Is Changing Cloud Patterns. That Means More Global Warming
GLOBAL, JUN 23 – NASA-led research shows storm cloud zones have shrunk 1.5 to 3 percent per decade since 2001, increasing solar radiation absorption and intensifying global warming beyond greenhouse gases alone.
- On June 23, 2025, NASA-led research revealed that Earth's storm cloud zones have contracted, reducing reflective cloud cover globally.
- This contraction results from global warming driven by increased greenhouse gases, which alters atmospheric circulation and shifts wind and storm patterns.
- The shrinking of highly reflective clouds and expansion of broken, less reflective clouds allow more solar radiation to reach Earth's surface, intensifying warming.
- Jakob highlighted that addressing the challenges posed by climate change and adapting to its consequences requires access to specific data and thorough analysis.
- These findings suggest a positive feedback loop where changing cloud patterns amplify warming, highlighting the urgency of supporting climate research and shifting focus to weather change.
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Rapid Loss of Cloud Cover Is Contributing to Record Global Temperatures: Study
Earth’s cloud cover has been shrinking rapidly, contributing to the world’s rising temperatures, according to a new NASA-led analysis of satellite observations. The researchers found that during each decade of the past 24 years, 1.5 to three percent of the planet’s “storm cloud zones” in the middle latitudes and tropics have been contracting. “This cloud contraction, along with cloud cover decreases at low latitudes, allows more solar radiation …
Clouds and Climate: The Ominous Feedback Loop Warming the Earth | Science-Environment
Clouds, which typically cool Earth by reflecting sunlight, are shifting, contributing to unexpected warming. Research from NASA Goddard explores how these changes affect global temperatures and highlights the feedback loop where warming alters wind and cloud patterns, leading to further warming. This phenomenon demands ongoing investigation.
Scientists dig up one reason behind record temperatures of past years on Earth
Earth's clouds are rapidly diminishing, and this could partially explain the record-breaking temperatures of recent years on our planet, trends that could continue in the future.Global image of Earth's clouds on a given day, for illustration only. NASAEarth's cloud cover is rapidly shrinking and contributing to record-breaking temperatures, according to new research involving the Monash-led Australian Research Council's Centre of Excellence for …
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