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[–] 8 points 8 months ago (1 child)

This isn't someone guessing, man. He's citing research on the topic.

Essentially, these clouds are 50% opacity to visible light, but nearly 100% in infrared. So they block some incoming light, but reflect almost all infrared from the surface. It's a net warming effect at these altitudes.

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