Here is a list of factors in global warming and weather in general:
- CO2 uptake by plants
- CO2 release of plants (decomposition)
- Likelihood of methane release from permafrost and ocean sediments due to warming
- Temperature influences on the ability of the ocean to sequester CO2
- How the atmospheric particles interfere with sunlight reaching earth
- How clouds effect daytime and nighttime temperatures
- What effects cloud formation (including atmosphere particles)
- Solar cycles (sunspots, etc.)
- Reflectivity of ice versus ground and changes in earth's ice coverage over time
- Impact of melting ice on ocean salinity and resultant changes in ocean currents
- Volcanic activity
- Shorter-term weather oscillation data (La Nina, El Nino)
- Tilt and orbit of the earth
Source: Lies, Damned Lies, and Science (2009) by Sherry Seethaler.
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