Svensmark cloud
n.— «As NASA has corroborated, the number of cosmic rays passing through our atmosphere is at the maximum level since measurements have been taken, and show no signs of diminishing. The result: the seeding of what some have taken to calling “Svensmark clouds,” low dense clouds, principally over the oceans, that reflect sunlight back to space before it can have its warming effect on whatever is below.» —“Mr. Gore: Apology Accepted” by Harold Ambler Huffington Post Jan. 3, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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