I’ve heard of global warming, of course, but what on Earth is “global dimming?” Max S. Seattle, Wash. Global dimming is a less well-known but real phenomenon resulting from atmospheric pollution. The ...

Reversing a decades-long trend toward "global dimming," Earth's surface has become brighter since 1990, scientists are reporting today. The brightening means that more sunlight--and thus more heat--is ...

relates how the first signs of global dimming came in the 1980s when one scientist—who measured sunlight amounts over Israel in the 1950s—found a 22 percent drop in sunlight 20 years later. reports ...

ZURICH — Sunshine is making a surprising return in some parts of the world after decades of growing dimmer. International scientists tracking the amount of sunlight reaching the Earth’s surface have ...

The sun rises each day, but the amount of sunlight reaching Earth’s surface is not as constant as we might think. A new study published inAdvances in Atmospheric Science reveals significant ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Visibility on clear days has declined in much of the world since the 1970s thanks to a rise in airborne pollutants, scientists said on Thursday. They described a "global dimming ...

Two wrongs make a right. “Global warming” masks “global dimming,” or visa versa. That’s why this “sky is falling” hysteria about global warming is hysteria; it doesn’t give the whole picture. Common ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Visibility on clear days has declined in much of the world since the 1970s thanks to a rise in airborne pollutants, scientists said on Thursday. They described a "global dimming ...