4. Julia Uppenbrink, "Arrhenius and Global Warming," Science, 272 , 1122 (24 May 96).

Arrhenius is credited with recognizing the global warming effect of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, predicting an increased temperature ranging between 5 and 6oC from its doubling, but expecting that the doubling would require 3000 years.


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