Looking for Mr. Greenhouse: can scientists say whether humans have changed the climate through the greenhouse effect? (includes related article) (part 1)

From: Science News | Date: April 8, 1989| Author: Monastersky, Richard | Copyright information

Looking for Mr. Greenhouse

While oat bran and fax machines were instant hits last year, 1988 may go down in history as the year the greenhouse effect became fashionable. Future scholars seeking the spark that ignited this public passion may well focus on a sweltering 98 [deg.]F day in the nation's capital. On June 23, 1988, as heat waves and drought seared the United States, a climate expert made headlines by telling Congress he was 99 percent sure the long-expected gree...

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