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  • Blogging the science and policy of global warming

    Our Best Posts on the Basic Science of Global Warming

    Posted: in Basic Science of Global Warming

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    Sheryl Canter

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    Sheryl CanterThis post is by Sheryl Canter, an Online Writer and Editorial Manager at Environmental Defense.

    When we first launched the Climate 411 blog, we posted a lot of useful articles on the basic science of climate change. I often want to link to them in other posts, but I have trouble finding them. If I have trouble finding them, you all certainly must, so here are the links, all in one place.

    The Greenhouse Effect Explained
    The Water Vapor Fallacy
    Picturing a ton of CO2
    Picturing 21 Million Barrels of Oil

    How We Know Humans Cause Global Warming
    1. A 175-year-old Puzzle
    2. What Chemistry Tells Us
    3. Causes of Past Climate Change
    4. The Medieval Warming Period
    5. The Only Explanation Left

    Action Needed to Stop Global Warming
    1. How Warm is Too Warm?
    2. Worldwide Emissions Target
    3. U.S. Emissions Target
    4. Technologies to Get Us There

    One Comment

    1. tthompson
      Posted November 24, 2008 at 9:28 pm | Permalink

      I have heard recently that there is a strange molecule in the sky that ‘cleans’ acid rain. Have you heard of this? Is this possible?