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Want to Fight Global Warming? Don't Just Focus on CO2
Description: Carbon dioxide is the elephant in the room for any discussion of how to stem global warming. But a new report suggests that tackling emissions of two other short-lasting pollutants-methane and the black component of soot-could slow expected warming by a full 0.5˚C beyond what targeting CO2 alone could accomplish by 2070. [Source: ScienceNOW]
URL: http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/02/want-to-fight-global-warming-don.html?ref=hp
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Source: ScienceNOW
Publish Date: 2/17/2011
Reading Level: Basic
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