BAR wrote:
Gene Kearns wrote:

".....variations in radiation from the surface of Mars are fueling
strong winds that stir up giant dust storms, trapping heat and raising
the planet's temperature. "
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems...4/s1890339.htm

I guess it is the giant dust storms, here on Earth, that make our
weather even vaguely comparable to Mars. Or not.


What is causing the variations in radiation?


Not what, who. It's SW Tom. Someone, stupidly, gave him the Universal
Radiation Rheostat.