Scientific Integrity and Public Trust: The Science Behind Federal Policies and Mandates : Case Study 2--climate Models and Projections of Potential Impacts of Global Climate Change : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment of the Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, November 16, 1995, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1996 - 1190 pages |
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... human activities are increasing the atmos- pheric concentration of greenhouse gases and that this increase will raise the global mean temperature between 1.8 and 6.3 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100.4 FACTORS LIMITING THE ACCURACY OF MODELS ...
... human activities are increasing the atmos- pheric concentration of greenhouse gases and that this increase will raise the global mean temperature between 1.8 and 6.3 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100.4 FACTORS LIMITING THE ACCURACY OF MODELS ...
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... Human caused increasing greenhouse gases : virtually certain . There is no real remaining doubt that the increasing greenhouse gases that have been observed are due to human activities . Yes ? Mr. ROHRABACHER . Will you repeat that ? Dr ...
... Human caused increasing greenhouse gases : virtually certain . There is no real remaining doubt that the increasing greenhouse gases that have been observed are due to human activities . Yes ? Mr. ROHRABACHER . Will you repeat that ? Dr ...
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... Human - Caused Increasing Greenhouse Gases ( virtually certain ) There is no real remaining doubt that increasing greenhouse gases are due to human activities . Clear contributors are the burning of fossil fuels and the use of ...
... Human - Caused Increasing Greenhouse Gases ( virtually certain ) There is no real remaining doubt that increasing greenhouse gases are due to human activities . Clear contributors are the burning of fossil fuels and the use of ...
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... human activity ? Dr. MAHLMAN . What I said , Mr. Chairman , is that the increasing greenhouse gases , particularly carbon dioxide and chlorofluorocarbons are specifically attributed to human activities , was my specific statement . Mr ...
... human activity ? Dr. MAHLMAN . What I said , Mr. Chairman , is that the increasing greenhouse gases , particularly carbon dioxide and chlorofluorocarbons are specifically attributed to human activities , was my specific statement . Mr ...
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... human activities have significantly increased the atmospheric con- centrations of greenhouse gases , which tend to warm the atmos- phere , and in some regions sulfate aerosols which tend to cool the atmosphere . Climate models that take ...
... human activities have significantly increased the atmospheric con- centrations of greenhouse gases , which tend to warm the atmos- phere , and in some regions sulfate aerosols which tend to cool the atmosphere . Climate models that take ...
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