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Global Dimming
“Each year less light reaches the surface of the Earth. No one is sure what's causing global dimming – or what it means for the future.”
Goodbye Sunshine from The Guardian.
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 12:31 AM on June 6, 2006
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Comments
I think there is no global dimming at all.
There have been no record and no reliable stastistics.
The amounts of light are just different from decade to decade.
Posted by: Maria loves pictures at June 16, 2006 11:24 AM
If you have access to journal subscriptions (usually through a university network), you can read the original article here (with its statistics):
Stanhill, G. and S. Cohen. 2001. Global dimming: a review of the evidence for a widespread and significant reduction in global radiation with discussion of its probable causes and possible agricultural consequences. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 107(4):255-278.
Posted by: Daniel Mosquin at June 16, 2006 11:31 AM
