The Reverse Keeling Curve: Greenhouse Gases from Ice Cores
Scripps Institution's own Jeff Severinghaus takes you on a thorough exploration of the record that greenhouse gases captured in ice for nearly a million years tells us, and explains what this reveals about current human activities and future conditions for our planet.
The Reverse Keeling Curve: Greenhouse Gases from Ice Cores |
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