disastrous consequences

Gas From the Past Gives Scientists New Insights into Climate and...

NSF News  Fri, 10/03/2008 - 15:00

Photo of bubbles containing ancient gases in a piece of an Antarctic ice core sample.

In recent years, public discussion of climate change has included concerns that increased levels of carbon dioxide will contribute to global warming, which in turn may change the circulation in the earth's oceans, with potentially disastrous consequences.


 

Gas from the past gives scientists new insights into climate and...

EurekAlert! - Chemistry, Physics and Materials Sciences  Thu, 10/02/2008 - 23:00

(National Science Foundation) In recent years, public discussion of climate change has included concerns that increased levels of carbon dioxide will contribute to global warming, which in turn may change the circulation in the Earth's oceans, with potentially disastrous consequences.