New paper in journal Weather finds large increase in sunshine since the 1980’s; dwarfs alleged effect of CO2
Finds global summer avg. sunshine [solar short-wave radiation that reaches Earth's surface] dimmed during period 1958-1983 [prompting an ice age scare], but markedly increased from 1985-2010. The increase in summer avg. sunshine between those two periods is 6 Watts per square meter, which dwarfs alleged effects of CO2 by more than 5 times...Study states increase in sunshine reaching Earth's surface is due to a decrease in aerosols including clouds'
