Date: 28/05/2023 09:49:22
From: buffy
ID: 2036623
Subject: Phytoplankton whiten clouds

From Scientific American. Very Interesting.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/plankton-generate-a-cloudy-shield-over-the-antarctic/

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Date: 28/05/2023 10:19:02
From: Peak Warming Man
ID: 2036645
Subject: re: Phytoplankton whiten clouds

Yep, more information into our pool of knowledge.
Well they’ve known about it for a while apparently but not plugged it into their modeling.

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Date: 28/05/2023 11:10:12
From: Michael V
ID: 2036670
Subject: re: Phytoplankton whiten clouds

Interesting. Thanks.

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Date: 28/05/2023 11:11:51
From: dv
ID: 2036673
Subject: re: Phytoplankton whiten clouds

buffy said:


From Scientific American. Very Interesting.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/plankton-generate-a-cloudy-shield-over-the-antarctic/

Unexpected

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Date: 28/05/2023 18:59:03
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 2036850
Subject: re: Phytoplankton whiten clouds

dv said:


buffy said:

From Scientific American. Very Interesting.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/plankton-generate-a-cloudy-shield-over-the-antarctic/

Unexpected

So more atmospheric carbon dioxide gives more photosynthesis and considerably more plankton.
The increase in plankton whitens the clouds causing more rejection of incoming sunlight and more global cooling.
Why doesn’t the IPCC say this?

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