The findings, Gössling said, suggest that the sharp drop of low-elevation cloud cover over some ocean regions could account for most of the sudden spike of global temperatures in 2023, when the ...

The fact that mainly low clouds and not higher-altitude clouds are responsible for the reduced albedo has important consequences. Clouds at all altitudes reflect sunlight, producing a cooling effect.

Low-altitude clouds are critical for reflecting sunlight and cooling Earth. When these clouds decrease, more sunlight is absorbed, leading to higher temperatures.

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Some significant loss has occurred in the clouds; there was a reduction in low-altitude clouds in the northern mid-latitudes as well as the tropics. Moderate and high altitude clouds did not seem to ...

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These low-altitude clouds form between 2,000 to 7,000 feet in the sky, and we typically see a lot of them in March and April as the warming sun gets higher in the sky.

Low, fluffy cumulus clouds have more of a cooling effect. “Clouds are a huge lever on the climate system,” said Andrew Gettelman, an affiliate scientist at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

The fact that mainly low clouds and not higher-altitude clouds are responsible for the reduced albedo has important consequences. Clouds at all altitudes reflect sunlight, producing a cooling effect.