Science& Technology: Too Hot to Handle ; Our Success in Cutting Air Pollution Could Be Actually Speeding Up Global Warming. Steve Connor Reports on an Unexpected Consequence of Trying to Save the Planet

Connor, Steve, The Independent (London, England)

The Earth is getting brighter. More sunlight is reaching the land surface of the planet than at any time for the past 30 years, and scientists are only now beginning to understand why. They are also learning about how this relatively sudden and unexpected increase in sunshine could make global warming more obvious " and potentially more dangerous.

Measurements of the sunlight reaching the Earth's surface show that between about 1960 and 1990 the days were in fact getting dimmer. Indeed, scientists estimated that during this period the Earth experienced a decline of between 4 and 6 per cent in the amount of sunlight reaching the ground. It became known as …

Questia, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning. www.questia.com
Publication information: Article title: Science& Technology: Too Hot to Handle ; Our Success in Cutting Air Pollution Could Be Actually Speeding Up Global Warming. Steve Connor Reports on an Unexpected Consequence of Trying to Save the Planet. Contributors: Connor, Steve - Author. Newspaper title: The Independent (London, England). Publication date: May 11, 2005. Page number: 37. © 2009 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

This material is protected by copyright and, with the exception of fair use, may not be further copied, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means.