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Greenhouse effect predicted

One of the talking points at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science was the likelihood of a warming “greenhouse effect” produced by a build-up of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. So far, predictions of this have been rather vague, accurately reflecting deficiencies in the understanding of the mechanisms of climatic change. But a team working at the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia has now come up with a more detailed scenario for a warmer world. The crucial importance of this study is that it pinpoints the way…

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