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Arrhenius and the greenhouse effect (1896)

On the Industrial Revolution map as “Stockholm — Arrhenius”

1896 — The Swedish chemist Svante Arrhenius calculates that doubling the carbon dioxide in the air would warm the Earth by about 5–6 °C, and notes that coal burning adds carbon dioxide. Few at the time think it matters.

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Impact of the Industrial Revolution (chapter 12 of Industrial Revolution)
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The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
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Map showing Arrhenius and the greenhouse effect (1896), turning point in The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
TURNING POINT · THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, 1750–1914

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