Does the warming/cooling effect differ with the latitude? I once saw an episode of the show "Survivorman." In it, the host was stranded in the arctic. He mentioned that when it's cloudy, it's much warmer because the clouds have an overall warming effect. Would the clouds serve as warming blankets in the high latitudes and overall cooling shades in the lower latitudes?

Video addressed this at about 1:45. Low, dense clouds prevent incoming heat, while higher, thinner cloud traps heat.

When there is the Earth's overall temperature, does the temperature change that fast?

No, it takes years for earths temperature to change. :) :) :) :) :)

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Description: Clouds have a huge effect on our planet's overall temperature. And yet we don't know how clouds will change as the planet warms. Scientists are scrambling to answer this important question.

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Clouds have a huge effect on our planet's overall temperature. And yet we don't know how clouds will change as the planet warms. Scientists are scrambling to answer this important question.

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Ari Mendelson
Posted 10 years ago. Direct link to Ari Mendelson's post “Does the warming/cooling ...”
Does the warming/cooling effect differ with the latitude? I once saw an episode of the show "Survivorman." In it, the host was stranded in the arctic. He mentioned that when it's cloudy, it's much warmer because the clouds have an overall warming effect. Would the clouds serve as warming blankets in the high latitudes and overall cooling shades in the lower latitudes?
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- trek
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  . Low, dense clouds prevent incoming heat, while higher, thinner cloud traps heat.
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Christy Han
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When there is the Earth's overall temperature, does the temperature change that fast?
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  No, it takes years for earths temperature to change. :) :) :) :) :)
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Миленa
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Is it possible to create artificial stratus clouds, to slow global warming?
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- Gauthiercc
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  We most likely will invent artificial clouds, but it will take time.
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lukas childers
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why will it change when the planet warms
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Christy Han
Posted 8 years ago. Direct link to Christy Han's post “So when there is a strata...”
So when there is a stratascloud, there is a cooling affect, and when there is a cloud like cirrus clouds, there is a warming affect. But my question is, that is there a difference between the two affects? Which affect is possibly better for Earth, Earth's surface, or for the people maybe?
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- Mayesha kabir
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  You should check out the coriolis effect. The link is:
  https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/nova/clouds/v/hurricanes
  Please reply if it does not help.
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intresting girly
Posted 7 years ago. Direct link to intresting girly's post “does this mean that cloud...”
does this mean that clouds can change the temperature so much that we die?
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