Settled Scientists Don't Know If/What Effects Clouds Have on Global Warming

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

Just hand over your freedom and your money to be on the safe side.

[NASA's Dr. Dave Young] We know the things that can cause our climate to change. They include changes in the intensity of the sun, and increases in heat-trapping gases such as carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. What we want to learn is how the Earth responds to these driving forces, and any other secondary feedback effects that might occur. For example, say the Earth responds to increases in carbon dioxide levels by warming up; a warmer planet causes more water to evaporate and increases the amount of certain types of clouds. Clouds could either accelerate or slow down subsequent global warming. By taking very accurate energy measurements from space over a long period of time, we'll be able to measure these responses and feedbacks on decade-long timescales.

http://climate.nasa.gov/news/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowNews&NewsID=280

[thundley4]

That sounds like someone is trying to justify 0Bama cutting funds for space programs to spend it on climate change, instead.