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Study: Oceans may be losing capacity as carbon sink
As the December Copenhagen climate summit approaches, it’s not surprising that a spate of new climate studies is appearing. In this case a new study presents data and interpretation for the ability of the Earth’s oceans to absorb CO2 – to act as a carbon sink.
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New study: Atmospheric carbon-dioxide unchanged since 1850
Anything that remotely implies scientific studies have miscalculated factors in global climate change is fodder for those who oppose the notion of global warming. So when a respected scientist, Dr. Wolfgang Knorr from the University of Bristol publishes a paper with results that indicate the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has remained virtually [...]
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Follow-up: More and faster global warming
Commentary and some details of the Oxford conference, 4 Degrees and Beyond, are posted at ars technica. [Reference: ars technica]
The Copenhagen Diagnosis – a new global warming report