''The Cloud Mystery'' is a documentary by

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director

Lars Oxfeldt Mortensen Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel". A homonymous Etruscan name was borne ...

. It explores the theory by

scientist

Henrik Svensmark Henrik Svensmark (born 1958) is a physicist and professor in the Division of Solar System Physics at the Danish National Space Institute (DTU Space) in Copenhagen. He is known for his work on the hypothesis that fewer cosmic rays are an indirect c ...

on how galactic

cosmic rays Cosmic rays are high-energy particles or clusters of particles (primarily represented by protons or atomic nuclei) that move through space at nearly the speed of light. They originate from the Sun, from outside of the Solar System in our own ...

and

solar activity Solar phenomena are natural phenomena which occur within the atmosphere of the Sun. These phenomena take many forms, including solar wind, radio wave flux, solar flares, coronal mass ejections, coronal heating and sunspots. These phenomena are ...

affects

cloud In meteorology, a cloud is an aerosol consisting of a visible mass of miniature liquid droplets, frozen crystals, or other particles suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body or similar space. Water or various other chemicals may co ...

cover, and how this influences the earth's climate. Also known as ''Klimamysteriet'' in

. 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 There is a strong scientific consensus that the Earth is warming and that this warming is mainly caused by human activities. This consensus is supported by various studies of scientists' opinions and by position statements of scientific org ...

, which says that human influence and the effect of

greenhouse gases A greenhouse gas (GHG or GhG) is a gas that absorbs and emits radiant energy within the thermal infrared range, causing the greenhouse effect. The primary greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere are water vapor (), carbon dioxide (), methane ...

are significant drivers of climate. However, the focus is on the work they have done and not on the consensus on

anthropogenic global warming In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to E ...

Release

''The Cloud Mystery'' aired on

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in early 2008. It was also shown on

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and on

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, (which can be viewed in

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and

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.) and on

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(April 2. 2010, "Das Geheimnis der Wolken") in Germany.

Opinions

engineering trade weekly Ingenøren found that the documentary gave a sober overview of

s theory, though it lacked scientific criticism. The documentary sparked a debate between supporters of the scientific consensus that

carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide (chemical formula ) is a chemical compound made up of molecules that each have one carbon atom covalently double bonded to two oxygen atoms. It is found in the gas state at room temperature. In the air, carbon dioxide is transpar ...

is the prime cause of

global warming In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to E ...

, and opponents. However, the scientific results of Svensmark and

Nir Shaviv Nir Joseph Shaviv ( he, ניר יוסף שביב, born July 6, 1972) is an Israeli‐American physics professor. He is professor at the Racah Institute of Physics of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is known for his solar and cosmic-ray hy ...

, 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).Solar activity cleared of global warming blame
- ''The Age'', Australia

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External links

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''The Cloud Mystery''

- ''

The Copenhagen Post ''The Copenhagen Post'', also stylized ''CPH Post'', is a weekly newspaper providing Danish news in English both nationally and internationally; it is the only English-language newspaper printed regularly in Denmark. History and profile Founded ...

''s overview of ''The Cloud Mystery'' and how it was received in the

press.
Anmeldelse: Svensmarks klimamysterie på TV2
- review of ''The Cloud Mystery'' in the Danish engineering trade weekly ''Ingenøren''.
Official Website for ''The Cloud Mystery''

Website for director Lars Oxfeldt Mortensen
* Other documentary movies of

disputing the anthropic

Global Warming In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to E ...

(AGW):
Doomsday called off

The climate conflict

Epic Sound
- official website for Simon Ravn, who composed the music for ''The Cloud Mystery''
Plot outline from TV2 World

Nielsostenfeld.dk – official website
for Niels Ostenfeld, film editor, ''The Cloud Mystery'' Categoría:Películas escépticas del cambio climático {{DEFAULTSORT:Cloud Mystery, The 2008 documentary films 2008 films Climate change denial Danish documentary films Documentary films about global warming Environmentally skeptical films 2008 television films 2000s English-language films English-language Danish films

Release

Opinions

See also

References

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