Climate Change Science: Key Points

This report discusses the climate change science, that though often is portrayed as controversial there is a broad scientific agreement over many points. The report provides data on long-term temperature observations, estimate of human-related versus solar contributions to global temperature change...

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Main Author: Leggett, Jane A.
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. 2013
Subjects:
Air pollution
Environmental protection
Environmental research
Global climate change
Global warming
Arctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Climate change
Sea ice
Online Access:http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc227932/
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Summary:This report discusses the climate change science, that though often is portrayed as controversial there is a broad scientific agreement over many points. The report provides data on long-term temperature observations, estimate of human-related versus solar contributions to global temperature change over the 20th century, estimated top 20 emitting nations of greenhouse gases in 2010, and sea ice extent in Arctic (September) and Antarctica (April), 1979 to 2012

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