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Climate Change Science,Technology & Policy
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Millions at Risk from Parry et al., 2001
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Climate Change
Is the global warming in the 20th century due to the increase in radiation emitted by the sun?
Frohlich C, Lean J. 1998; (http://www.pmodwrc.ch/pmod.psi/composite/SolarConstant)
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J.Kirkby, Surveys in Geophysics 28, 333–375,2007
From Tom Harris, International Climate Science Coalition
Increase Greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere during the past 100 yrs CO2 37 % CH4 151% Similar increases have occurred naturally during the past 400,000 years
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Hansen et al, 2008, The Open Atmospheric Science Journal
IPCC 2007
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Aerosols and Greenhouse Gases
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Petition to the World Heritage Committee: January 29, 2009 by Earthjustice, USA & Australian Climate Justice Program
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Novakov et al., GRL,2008
Studies available to date mostly suggest that air pollution control will accelerate global warming in the coming decades.
The Himalayan Dilemma: Reconciling Development and Conservation by Ives and Messerli 1989
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