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Old December 11th 09, 07:02 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
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spudger writes:
Ultra cold weather expected next wednesday.Global warming, is it the
temperature rise that causes higher co2 levels or higher co2 levels
causing higher temps.



There's an explanation from physics about why more CO2 in the atmosphere
should lead to higher temperatures. However, since warmer water can
apparently hold less dissolved CO2, there could be an element of
positive feedback, which is not good news.
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