Acid Rain Introduction Rain is normally slightly acidic due to the presence of some carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. That normal acidity is increased significantly with the addition of sulfur and nitrogen oxides from burning...
Read MoreIntroduction The science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein said, “Climate is what you expect; weather is what you get.” To fully understand how the earth’s climate is changing, it is important to maintain a global perspective....
Read MoreImpacts and Issues Modeling climate change is in its infancy. Climate involves many interactions between environmental forces, and some are not completely understood. So, building a computer model that mimics climate and...
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Historical Background and Scientific Foundations Data that have been gathered from ice cores,...
Read MoreThe quest for technological advance dates to our most ancient ancestors’ struggle for daily survival and instinctive need to fashion tools from which they could gain physical advantage beyond the strength of the relatively frail...
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