Posted on 10/01/2021 4:04:18 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Over the last two decades, Earth has lost a little bit of its shine -- and no, not just because of the world-changing pandemic. By studying the glow of our humble space orb, scientists have discovered a surprising dimming. They hypothesize the underlying cause could be related to climate change.
In a study, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters on Aug. 29, researchers examined the Earth's "albedo" by analyzing earthshine at the Big Bear Solar Observatory in California between 1998 and 2017 -- equivalent to around 1,500 nights of data. This analysis allowed them to assess how much light is reflected by the planet.
The data revealed the Earth has dimmed by about half a percent since the late 1990s.
By watching the moon for two decades, the research team were able to detect small changes in the albedo. Particularly in the last few years, the shine has really come off our Earth.
Comparing their findings with those of NASA's Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) project, which features five satellites measuring reflectiveness, the team suggest the reduction in low-lying clouds over the eastern Pacific may have resulted in the precipitous drop off in brightness. These reductions in cloud cover may be caused by increases in sea surface temperatures, with "likely connections" to the climate crisis.
The team note in their conclusions that albedo analysis from earthshine can be prone to a lack of sensitivity because of long-term calibration issues and encourage further analysis of the Earth's brightness.
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I come to these threads not to read the idiocy in the article, but to see a photo of Goebbels.
And there is no way that solar activity might have anything to do with any of this. It’s definitely your SUV. Definitely.
Of course it’s Global Warming!
It’s responsible for everything - well, except for the parts that mean ol’ Trump is responsible for.
If we get to 98% vax compliance the shine will certainly return. /s
Even if everything in this article is true, how is it supposed to affect us? It’s not like we have people living in a moon base, who will complain that the earth isn’t as bright as it used to be.
“They hypothesize the underlying cause could be related to climate change”
Of course they do.
Once again I cannot imagine any real scientist saying this without suggesting a mechanism. It’s just silly.
When they realized that scientists need funding to survive here is where they have them
More albedo = more energy being reflected back into space from the Sun = Earth cooler = shut up stupid!
1/2 percent. In other words within the margin of error.
...another CCP/progressive author...
Earth losing shine due to dimwits in government
Lying scum Democrats.
It’s all those solar collectors that cause this drastic dimming! /S
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yz1l1dF6UA
RUSH: “Earthshine”
“On certain nights
When the angles are right
And the moon is a slender crescent
It’s circle shows
In a ghostly glow
Of earthly luminescence”
Could also be the buildup of semen deposited in the author’s eyes.
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