Scientific American: A Thought Experiment Reveals the Fingerprints of Climate Change Came Early
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When could scientists have first known that increases in atmospheric CO2 was altering the global climate? By running a thought experiment using historical data, several atmospheric and climate scientists, including Susan Solomon, came to the conclusion that the human “fingerprint” on the atmosphere could have been identified as early as 1885 with today’s measurment capabilities. Read how they came to their conclusion, and the vital role continuous monitoring plays, in this opinion piece for Scientific American.
