The Cloud Mystery

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The Cloud Mystery
Directed byLars Mortensen
Written byLars Mortensen
Production
company
Mortensen Film
Release date
  • 2008 (2008)
Running time
52 minutes
CountryDenmark
LanguageEnglish

The Cloud Mystery is a documentary by Danish director Lars Oxfeldt Mortensen. It explores the theory [1] by Danish scientist Henrik Svensmark on how galactic cosmic rays and solar activity affects cloud cover, and how this influences the Earth's climate. Also known as Klimamysteriet in Danish.

Contents

This documentary presents the work done to develop the theory that cloud cover change is caused by variations in cosmic rays as the major originator of global climate variation. It also mentions that these scientists do not subscribe to the scientific consensus on climate change, which says that human influence and the effect of greenhouse gases are significant drivers of climate. However, the focus is on the work they have done and not on the consensus on anthropogenic global warming.

Release

The Cloud Mystery aired on TV2 (Denmark) in early 2008. It was also shown on Norway's NRK and on TV4 Fakta, (which can be viewed in Sweden and Finland. [2] ) and on Arte (April 2. 2010, "Das Geheimnis der Wolken") in Germany.

Opinions

Danish engineering trade weekly Ingenøren found that the documentary gave a sober overview of Henrik Svensmarks theory, though it lacked scientific criticism. [3]

The documentary sparked a debate between supporters of the scientific consensus that carbon dioxide is the prime cause of global warming, and opponents. [4] [5] However, the scientific results of Svensmark and Nir Shaviv, two of the protagonists, forming the basis of the documentary, have been criticized by Mike Lockwood and Claus Froehlich (see Galactic Cosmic Rays vs Global Temperature). [6] [7]

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References

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  2. TVnyt.com - Daglige nyheder fra TV-verdenen
  3. Anmeldelse: Svensmarks klimamysterium på TV2 | Ingeniøren Archived 2008-03-21 at the Wayback Machine
  4. RealClimate
  5. More slurs from realclimate.org | ScienceBits
  6. Mike Lockwood & Claus Fröhlich (2007). "Recent oppositely directed trends in solar climate forcings and the global mean surface air temperature". Proceedings of the Royal Society A . 463 (2086): 2447–2460. Bibcode:2007RSPSA.463.2447L. doi:10.1098/rspa.2007.1880. S2CID   14580351.
  7. Solar activity cleared of global warming blame - The Age, Australia

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