Saturday, July 27, 2013

Dueling Headlines

Headline #1 (from Nature)

Cloud formation may be linked to cosmic rays

Experiment probes connection between climate change and radiation bombarding the atmosphere.

Headline #2 (from Forbes

Sorry, But With Global Warming It's The Sun, Stupid


The lead author of the research referenced in both articles is quoted in Nature about the implications of the research for global warming: "At the moment, it actually says nothing about a possible cosmic-ray effect on clouds and climate, but it's a very important first step."