Title: Clouds and the climate system

Description:Clouds play a crucial role in Earth's climate system by reflecting sunlight back into space, known as the albedo effect, and by trapping heat radiating from Earth's surface, part of the greenhouse effect.

However, it’s complicated. Clouds have an overall cooling effect, but this cooling could become less pronounced in the future further contributing a warming climate.

ESA’s EarthCARE mission is designed to shed new light on this important area of science.

Copyright: ESA