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A Nobel pursuit

Real Climate

What they showed are the distinct fingerprints of two kinds of forcing; increasing solar activity which warms all parts of the atmosphere, and carbon dioxide increases which warm the surface and troposphere, but cool the stratosphere and above. But let’s go back to the beginning. Gnanadesikan et al., 241-259, 1967. 25-29, 1970.

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Back in Black: Creating positive changes by focusing on a short-lived pollutant

HumanNature

Direct Environmental Effects Did you know that black carbon is the second most important warming agent in our atmosphere behind carbon dioxide (CO 2 )? This is because of black carbon’s enhanced ability to absorb visible light; it actually absorbs nearly a million times more energy per unit mass than CO 2.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Greenhouse gas : A group of gases known to be responsible for increasing the “greenhouse effect” - that is, gases that absorb infrared radiation and increase atmospheric density. They are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, CFCs, and hydrofluorocarbons.

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1,198 New Stories In 2021 - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA - Is Your Story Being Told?

PA Environment Daily

11, 2001- DEP’s Betsy Mallison, One Of Thousands To Respond [PaEN] -- Groups Gathering Support For Letter Urging DEP, Gov. Winter State Park -- Audubon Society Of Western PA: Free Backyard Habitats, Pollinator Gardens Available For Residents In McKeesport, Glassport, Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County [PaEN] -- We Remember Sept.