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Don't rule out severe global climate change yet

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2018-11-01

A key metric of global warming is the Earth's "equilibrium climate sensitivity" (ECS), which represents the global surface warming that will accompany a doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide. For nearly four decades, ECS was thought to be somewhere between 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit (F) and 8.1 degrees F, but a more precise estimate has eluded climate scientists.

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https://phys.org/news/2018-11-dont-severe-global-climate.html