Global Warming Causes Nights To Become Hotter Than Days
Harin - Oct 09, 2020
The study from scientists of the University of Exeter emphasizes how daytime and night-time temperatures are being affected differently by global warming.
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A new study warns of global warming causing a “warming asymmetry” between days and nights. It suggests that compared to day-time temperatures, there is an increase in night-time temperatures.
Scientists from the University of Exeter researched data from 1983 to 2017 to come to this conclusion. They examined hourly records of temperature, humidity, cloud cover, and precipitation.
![Day Vs Night](https://img.mobygeek.com/resize/730x-/2020/10/09/day-vs-night-b31a.jpg)
The study can be found in the Global Change Biology journal. In the study, they mentioned how they discovered a 0.25 Celcius-degree difference in annual temperature between days and nights. They observed the pattern in more than 50% of the global land surface.
The study emphasizes how daytime and night-time temperatures are being affected differently by global warming. In some areas, the temperatures during the nights rose more quickly. Meanwhile, night-time temperatures soar higher in other locations.
However, the total area of greater night-time warming was two times larger.
![Global Warming](https://img.mobygeek.com/resize/730x-/2020/10/09/global-warming-4de4.jpg)
The study points to the changing levels of cloud cover as the reason for warming asymmetry between the temperatures of days and nights.
During the day, when a cloud cover increases, the surface is cool. However, at night, the same cloud cover will entrap heat, raising the temperature.
A decreased cloud cover during the day will allow more heat. But at night, the warmth is lost.
![Cloud Cover](https://img.mobygeek.com/resize/730x-/2020/10/09/cloud-cover-e84e.jpg)
Warming asymmetry can potentially affect the natural world, especially species that are only active during the day or at night.
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