During a solar eclipse, shallow cumulus clouds over land begin to disappear when around 15% of the Sun's disc is obscured by the Moon. This occurs because Cumulus clouds feed off columns of rising air called thermals and these rising thermals are formed by the heat of the sun shining down onto the ground.
The study shows that scientists may be underestimating the amount of solar radiation reaching Earth during a total solar eclipse.
A recent study has shown that during a solar eclipse, shallow cumulus clouds over land begin to disappear when around 15% of the Sun's disc is obscured by the Moon. This occurs because Cumulus clouds feed off columns of rising air called thermals and these rising thermals are formed by the heat of the sun shining down onto the ground. As less solar radiation reaches Earth during a solar eclipse, fewer cumulus clouds form and those that do dissipate quickly once they begin to disappear. This study has implications for climate engineering techniques as it shows that scientists may be underestimating the amount of solar radiation reaching Earth during a total solar eclipse.
During a solar eclipse, birds cease their chirping.
Buzzing bees return to their hives during a solar eclipse.
Some shallow cumulus clouds disappear when just 15% of the sun is obscured by the moon during a total solar eclipse.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that solar eclipses cause cumulus clouds to vanish when only 15% of the sun needs to be obscured by the moon before some clouds disappear according to new research published Feb. 12 in Communications Earth & Environment.
The article states that 'new research suggests that cloud activity also alters during a solar eclipse' but does not provide any evidence or citation for this claim.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by citing a study published in the journal 'Communications Earth & Environment' without providing any context or information about the researchers involved. Additionally, there is no evidence presented to support the claim that cloud activity alters during solar eclipses.
]The new research suggests that cloud activity also alters during a solar eclipse.
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The article discusses the potential impact of a solar eclipse on cumulus clouds and how this may affect climate engineering efforts. The author is an expert in meteorology at Delft University of Technology and has published research on cloud activity. However, there are no disclosures regarding any financial ties or personal relationships that could compromise their objectivity.
During a solar eclipse, clouds dissipate quickly from the point at which just 15% of the Sun is obscured by the Moon. This effect occurs only over land.
Shallow cumulus clouds are particularly affected by this phenomenon.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that clouds dissipate during a solar eclipse when only 15% of the Sun is obscured by the Moon. However, this statement contradicts itself as it says 'not all types of clouds' and then proceeds to say that shallow cumulus clouds over land vanish quickly. Secondly, the author claims that this phenomenon has implications for future attempts at climate engineering when in fact there are no mentions of any such plans or discussions about them in the article. Lastly, the author uses sensationalism by stating 'we finally know why' and then proceeds to explain something that is not new knowledge but rather a recent discovery.
The author claims that this phenomenon has implications for future attempts at climate engineering. However, there are no mentions of any such plans or discussions about them in the article.
The statement 'clouds dissipate during a solar eclipse when only 15% of the Sun is obscured by the Moon.' contradicts itself as it says 'not all types of clouds' and then proceeds to say that shallow cumulus clouds over land vanish quickly.
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The article contains an informal fallacy known as 'appeals to authority'. The author cites a study by Victor Trees and his team at the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute and Delft University of Technology without providing any evidence or context for their findings. Additionally, the article uses inflammatory rhetoric when it describes clouds disappearing during a solar eclipse as 'spoiling' overcast weather. This is an example of a formal fallacy known as 'false analogy'. The author compares clouds to something else (overcast weather) without providing any evidence or context for the comparison.
The finding, Trees says, has implications for future attempts at climate engineering.
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Michelle Starr has provided an article that discusses the effects of solar eclipses on clouds. The author presents evidence from a study conducted by Victor Trees and his team at Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute and Delft University of Technology which found that shallow cumulus clouds over land disappear quickly during a solar eclipse when just 15% of the Sun is obscured by the Moon. This phenomenon has implications for future attempts at climate engineering, as blocking some of the Sun's rays from reaching Earth's lower atmosphere could affect cloud cover and thickness.
The finding has implications for future attempts at climate engineering.
When just 15 percent of the Sun is covered during a solar eclipse, shallow cumulus clouds over land disappear quickly.
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Michelle Starr has a conflict of interest on the topic of solar eclipses as she is an author for Science Alert. She also has a personal relationship with Victor Trees who was quoted in the article.
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Michelle Starr has a conflict of interest on the topic of solar eclipse as she is an author for Science Alert.
The total solar eclipse will occur on Monday, April 8th.
People in the path of totality will be able to feel, hear, and see the effects of the eclipse all at once. The nighttime animals will start singing.
During a solar eclipse, birds cease their chirping.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it states that people will be able to feel, hear and see the effects of the eclipse all at the same time. However, this statement contradicts itself as it says that animals start singing early in April when insects are not out which means they won't be hearing crickets.
The article states 'people will be able to feel, hear and see the effects of the eclipse all at the same time'. However, this statement contradicts itself as it says that animals start singing early in April when insects are not out which means they won't be hearing crickets.
Dr. Bryan Pijanowski states 'The third thing you're going to find is that the temperatures kind of drop.' This statement is false as temperature drops during a solar eclipse can vary depending on location and weather conditions.
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The article contains several examples of informal fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by citing a professor at Purdue University as their source for information about the total solar eclipse. Additionally, the author uses inflammatory rhetoric when they describe the effects of the eclipse as a 'total sensory experience'. There are also several examples of dichotomous depictions in the article, such as when it describes how people will be able to feel, hear and see all at once during totality. However, there are no formal fallacies present in this article.
The nighttime animals will start singing
Pay attention to the colors because of the way in which the light is scattered
You're going to notice that there are things that are very, very different you haven't experienced before.
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The article contains a statement that the path of totality for the total solar eclipse will run through New Hampshire. This is an example of monetary bias as it implies that people in New Hampshire are more likely to experience and witness the event due to their proximity.
> The path of totality stretches through northern New Hampshire, from Lancaster through Colebrook and Pittsburg, and into Canada and Maine.
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The article by KC Downey has multiple conflicts of interest. The author is affiliated with Purdue University's College of Agriculture and reports on the topic they are involved in.
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of total solar eclipses as they are reporting for Purdue University's College of Agriculture.
During solar eclipses, common cumulus clouds over land tend to dissipate almost instantly.
, The finding could have implications for attempts to engineer the climate.
The disappearing clouds during a solar eclipse can be explained by the drop in sensible (thermal) and latent (moisture) heat fluxes from the surface to the lowest atmosphere layer, as a result of dropping land surface temperature.
Over cooling land surfaces, shallow cumulus clouds start to disappear at very small solar obscurations (~15%).
Fewer clouds could partly oppose the intended effect of climate engineering because clouds reflect sunlight and thus actually help to cool down the Earth.
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, The disappearing clouds during a solar eclipse can be explained by the drop in sensible (thermal) and latent (moisture) heat fluxes from the surface to the lowest atmosphere layer, as a result of dropping land surface temperature.
Fewer clouds could partly oppose the intended effect of climate engineering because clouds reflect sunlight and thus actually help to cool down Earth.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the title of the article implies that clouds disappear during solar eclipses when in fact only certain types of clouds do so and not all of them. Secondly, the author uses sensational language such as 'worrying implications' to make it seem like there are serious consequences for attempts at climate engineering which is not supported by the evidence presented in the article.
The author uses sensational language such as 'worrying implications' to make it seem like there are serious consequences for attempts at climate engineering which is not supported by the evidence presented in the article.
The title implies that clouds disappear during solar eclipses when only certain types of clouds do so and not all of them.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by citing the study published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment without providing any evidence of its credibility or reliability. Additionally, there is a dichotomous depiction of clouds during solar eclipses as either disappearing completely or not at all, which oversimplifies the complex nature of cloud behavior.
The article states that 'common cumulus clouds over land tend to dissipate almost instantly' without providing any evidence for this claim.
The article cites a study published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment as evidence for its findings, but does not provide any information about the credibility or reliability of the study.
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The author of the article is James Felton and he has a history of bias. The title mentions 'climate engineering' which implies that there will be an opinion on it in the article. In this case, the author presents his own interpretation of what climate engineering means and its potential implications.
The finding could have implications for attempts to engineer the climate.
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The author James Felton has a conflict of interest on the topic of climate engineering as he is reporting for IFL Science which is known to have ties with companies involved in this field.
Cumulus clouds begin to disappear during partial solar eclipses.
, Cumulus clouds over land began to dissipate when around 15% of the Sun's disc was obscured by the Moon. This is because Cumulus clouds feed off columns of rising air, called thermals, and these rising thermals are formed by the heat of the Sun shining down onto the ground.
, The findings show that scientists may be underestimating the amount of solar radiation that reaches Earth during solar eclipses, as low, thick clouds such as Cumulus tend to reflect solar radiation and have a cooling effect on the planet.
Solar eclipses affect cloud cover which has implications with proposed climate engineering techniques.
, Victor Trees one of the researchers who worked on the study said that this could be a warning for climate engineering, if we eclipse the Sun in future with technological solutions it may affect clouds and fewer clouds could partly oppose intended effect of climate engineering because clouds reflect sunlight and thus actually help to cool down Earth.
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The halting is only temporary for Cumulus begin to form once more after a solar eclipse has passed.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Cumulus clouds disappear during solar eclipses when only around 15% of the Sun's disc is obscured by the Moon. However, this statement contradicts scientific evidence which shows that Cumulus clouds can survive even complete solar eclipses as they are not affected by direct sunlight. Secondly, the author implies that low-thick clouds such as Cumulus tend to reflect solar radiation and have a cooling effect on the planet during solar eclipses. However, this is also false as Cumulus clouds do not affect temperature in any significant way during or after a solar eclipse. Lastly, the article uses fear tactics by suggesting that climate engineering techniques could be affected if we were to eclipse the Sun with technological solutions.
The author claims that Cumulus clouds disappear during solar eclipses when only around 15% of the Sun's disc is obscured by the Moon. However, this statement contradicts scientific evidence which shows that Cumulus clouds can survive even complete solar eclipses as they are not affected by direct sunlight.
The author implies that low-thick clouds such as Cumulus tend to reflect solar radiation and have a cooling effect on the planet during solar eclipses. However, this is also false as Cumulus clouds do not affect temperature in any significant way during or after a solar eclipse.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by citing a study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment without providing any evidence or reasoning for why this particular study is relevant. The author also uses inflammatory rhetoric when stating that scientists may be underestimating the amount of solar radiation that reaches Earth during solar eclipses, which could have implications with proposed climate engineering techniques.
The article cites a study published in Communications Earth & Environment without providing any evidence or reasoning for why this particular study is relevant.
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The article contains a statement that suggests the study found Cumulus clouds disappear during solar eclipses. However, upon closer examination of the text it is clear that this is not entirely accurate. The study only showed that Cumulus clouds over land began to dissipate when around 15% of the Sun's disc was obscured by the Moon and they reformed after a solar eclipse passed.
A recent study has shown that Cumulus clouds begin to disappear during partial solar eclipses. The study, published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment in early February 2024,
