claim: Hypothetically, an increasing solar magnetic field could deflect galactic cosmic rays, which hypothetically seed low-level clouds, thus decreasing the Earth's reflectivity and causing global warming.
evidences.evidence_id: Attribution of recent climate change:224
evidences.article: Attribution of recent climate change
evidences.evidence: Henrik Svensmark has suggested that the magnetic activity of the sun deflects cosmic rays, and that this may influence the generation of cloud condensation nuclei, and thereby have an effect on the climate.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Cosmic ray:133
evidences.article: Cosmic ray
evidences.evidence: In addition, the Earth's magnetic field acts to deflect cosmic rays from its surface, giving rise to the observation that the flux is apparently dependent on latitude, longitude, and azimuth angle.
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Cosmic ray:213
evidences.article: Cosmic ray
evidences.evidence: Danish physicist Henrik Svensmark has controversially argued that because solar variation modulates the cosmic ray flux on Earth, they would consequently affect the rate of cloud formation and hence be an indirect cause of global warming.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Global warming:116
evidences.article: Global warming
evidences.evidence: If cloud cover increases, more sunlight will be reflected back into space, cooling the planet.
evidences.votes: REFUTES REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Global warming:89
evidences.article: Global warming
evidences.evidence: This effect also causes droplets to be of more uniform size, which reduces the growth of raindrops and makes clouds more reflective to incoming sunlight.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS