2014/03/19/A remarkably accurate global warming prediction made in 1972

title/short::A remarkably accurate global warming prediction made in 1972 Remarkably, between the years 1850 and 2000, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels did increase by very close to 25 percent, and global average surface temperatures also increased by just about 0.6&deg;C during that time.
 * when: when posted::2014/03/19
 * author: author::John Abraham author::Dana Nuccitelli
 * source: site::The Guardian
 * topics: topic::1972 topic::global warming topic::predictions
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 * link: URL::http://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2014/mar/19/global-warming-accurate-prediction-1972
 * title: title::A remarkably accurate global warming prediction, made in 1972
 * summary: "A paper published in Nature in 1972 accurately predicted the next 30 years of global warming."

Sawyer also discussed several other important aspects of the Earth's climate in his paper. For example, he addressed the myth and misunderstanding that as a trace gas in the atmosphere, it may seem natural to assume that rising levels of carbon dioxide don't have much impact on the climate.