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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... warming.3 They estimated that the surface tem- perature of the earth will rise by 1 to 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit from 1990 to 2050 if emissions continue to grow without restriction . More recently , the International Panel on Climate ...
... warming.3 They estimated that the surface tem- perature of the earth will rise by 1 to 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit from 1990 to 2050 if emissions continue to grow without restriction . More recently , the International Panel on Climate ...
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... warming over the past century : virtually certain . The observed warming in the surface temperature records of about one degree Fahrenheit cannot yet be unambiguously ascribed to greenhouse warming . However , no other hypothesis is ...
... warming over the past century : virtually certain . The observed warming in the surface temperature records of about one degree Fahrenheit cannot yet be unambiguously ascribed to greenhouse warming . However , no other hypothesis is ...
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... Warming over the Past Century ( virtually certain ) The observed warming in the surface temperature records of about one degree fahrenheit cannot yet be unambiguously ascribed to greenhouse warming . However , no other hypothesis is ...
... Warming over the Past Century ( virtually certain ) The observed warming in the surface temperature records of about one degree fahrenheit cannot yet be unambiguously ascribed to greenhouse warming . However , no other hypothesis is ...
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... Warming ( Very Probable ) For the middle of the next century , global - mean surface warming is estimated to be in the range of 2 to 6 ° fahrenheit . The largest uncertainty is due to the effects of clouds . My own opinion is the warming ...
... Warming ( Very Probable ) For the middle of the next century , global - mean surface warming is estimated to be in the range of 2 to 6 ° fahrenheit . The largest uncertainty is due to the effects of clouds . My own opinion is the warming ...
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... warmer sea water . Continued sea level rise is expected for many centuries , probably to much higher values . Summer Mid - Continental Dryness and Warming ( Probable ) Model studies predict a marked decrease of soil moisture and ...
... warmer sea water . Continued sea level rise is expected for many centuries , probably to much higher values . Summer Mid - Continental Dryness and Warming ( Probable ) Model studies predict a marked decrease of soil moisture and ...
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