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Climate Change: Information on Three Air Pollutants' Climate Effects and Emissions Trends.
General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony, June, 2003
GAO-03-25 April 28, 2003
Solar radiation is absorbed by the earth and is subsequently reemitted. The buildup of carbon dioxide and certain other gases in the earth's atmosphere traps some of that radiation. This is known as the greenhouse effect and is believed to contribute to a warming of the earth's climate. Concerns are growing that, in ...