Aug 08, 2007 -
Source: Science News - June 30, 2007
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20070630/bob8.asp
The Heat Is On
Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum: How Humans Took Control of Climate
William F. Ruddiman
Princeton University Press, 2005
An explosion of human population and burgeoning technology use are causing planet-warming greenhouse gases to build up in Earth's atmosphere. That statement is true today, was true at the beginning of the industrial revolution nearly 2 centuries ago, and—in what probably is a surprise to most people—was true thousands of years ago.
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