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The Origins of Climate Awareness in the Legal Academy

Legal Planet

But it’s not totally clear what he meant, because “climate change” was used at the time to refer to a range of issues including acid rain, damage to the ozone layer, local weather control efforts, and desertification. an increase she said would have “a major impact on the world’s climates, ocean currents, and growing seasons.”

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Acidification : Reducing the pH rating of a substance making it more acidic in nature, for example, increased carbon emissions lead to the oceans absorbing more of it, increasing acidification and damaging ecology such as coral bleaching. They are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, CFCs, and hydrofluorocarbons.

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Climatology: The Science of Global Weather Systems over the Long Term

Environmental Science

From the ocean oscillations to trade winds, pressure systems that drives temperature, airborne particles that influence local conditions and even the phases of the moon and Earth's wobble all affect the climate (1). The east of the ocean is colder than normal while the west is warmer than average. What Climatology Is.