Global warming not just a blanket: In the long run, it's more like tanning oil
Monday, November 10, 2014 - 15:00
in Earth & Climate
While computer models churn out bleak forecasts for the planet's future, we also have a more conceptual understanding of what is happening as humans pump carbon dioxide into the air. But the conceptual understanding of carbon dioxide wrapping the planet in a blanket that traps more heat is not quite right.