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Earths sensitivity to climate change could be 'double' previous estimates, say geologists
2013-12-11 19:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: The sensitivity of Earth's climate to CO2 could be double what has been previously estimated, according to a statement issued by the Geological Society of London. In an addendum to 2010's 'Climate change: Evidence from the Geological Record', the statement notes that many climate models typically look at short term, rapid factors when calculating Earth's climate sensitivity -- defined as the mean global temperature increase brought about by a doubling of atmospheric CO2. It is well known that a...
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