Earth's climate system is constantly trying to strike a balance between the cooling and warming effects of clouds.

地球的气候系统不断试图在云层的降温和变暖效应之间取得平衡。

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These have a cooling effect on the climate, and removing this effect will increase the sea surface temperature in the North Atlantic relative to the South Atlantic.

这些二氧化硫对气候具有致冷效应，清除这种效应将使北大西洋相对于南大西洋的海洋表面温度增加。

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However, Facebook argued that the cool climate in Oregon helped it minimise energy consumption by reducing the need for cooling.

额按而，脸谱网声明俄勒冈州寒冷的气候将有助于减少用于冷却的能耗。

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Based upon data from the paper, the cooling climate impact from the decrease in the average global cloud height more than offset the positive forcing from an increase in greenhouse gases from human activities in the last decade.

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