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High clouds and higher sensitivity

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Observations, theory, and modelling reduce the uncertainty in high cloud feedbacks, suggesting a higher climate sensitivity than previously thought.

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Fig. 1: Anvil clouds photographed from the International Space Station in November 2021.

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