TED-Ed: Cloudy climate change: How clouds affect Earth's temperature - Jasper Kirkby

The video explores how clouds influence Earth's climate, focusing on the historical temperature rise since 1750 and the uncertainties in climate predictions due to aerosols and clouds. It highlights the importance of understanding Earth's climate sensitivity and the role of aerosols in cloud formation. The CERN Cloud experiment is introduced as a key initiative to address these uncertainties by studying aerosol formation under controlled conditions.

What has been the change in Earth's average surface temperature since 1750?

Why is it important for scientists to predict changes in temperature with precision?

What is the projected range of global temperature rise due to a doubling of carbon dioxide concentrations?

How do human activities contribute to the uncertainty in Earth's climate sensitivity?

What are aerosols and how do they affect cloud formation?

What is the significance of the experiment being conducted at CERN regarding aerosol formation?

What are the two main questions that the Cloud experiment at CERN aims to address?