A recent article in The
Washington Post reported that new scientific research dealing with clouds has confirmed what many climate change models had already predicted.
photo: F. J, Maccioli
Apparently, the “location”
of clouds has changed dramatically over the last 30 years. The reason appears
to be due to increased greenhouse gas concentrations and a recovery from
radiative cooling caused by volcanic eruptions.
Published in the journal, Nature,
the research found that mid-latitude storm tracks have retreated poleward,
subtropical dry zones have expanded, and the height of the highest cloud tops
has increased at all latitudes.
The research shows that the observed
cloud changes agree with those predicted by climate change models, thus further
supporting the case for anthropogenic (man-made) climate change.
The study was prepared by
scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of
California, San Diego, the University of California at Riverside, Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory, and Colorado State University.