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By Gregory Wrightstone People should be celebrating, not demonizing, modern increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). We cannot overstate the importance of the gas. Without it, life doesn't exist. First, a bit of history: During each of the last four glacial advances, CO2's concentration fell below 190 parts per million (ppm), less than 50 percent of our current concentration of ... Read more
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A quarter to half of Earth's vegetated lands has shown significant greening over the last 35 years largely due to rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide.
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More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere means a warmer world, right? Well, yes. But humans? fossil-fuel addiction may, if left unchecked, have an equal or even more serious consequence: ocean acidification. Carol Turley and Jerry Blackford explain.
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The best context for understanding decadal temperature changes comes from the world's sea surface temperatures (SST), for several reasons: The ocean covers 71% of the globe and drives average temperatures; SSTs have a constant water content, (unlike air temperatures), so give a better reading of heat content variations; A major El Nino was the dominant...
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