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Joseph Fourier calculates how Earth would be colder.
Joseph Fourier calculates that the Earth would be far colder if it lacked an atmosphere. -
Tyndall discovers gases block infrared radiation.
Tyndall discovers that some gases block infrared radiation. He suggests that changes in the concentration of the gases could bring climate change. -
Arrhenius publishes first calculation of global warming
Arrhenius publishes first calculation of global warming from human emissions of CO2. -
Callendar argues about greenhouse
Callendar argues that CO2 greenhouse global warming is underway, reviving interest in the question. =>CO2 greenhouse -
Greenhouse effect raises temperature
Telescope studies show a greenhouse effect raises temperature of the atmosphere of Venus far above the boiling point of water. -
Ice cores and other evidence show big climate shifts
Ice cores and other evidence show big climate shifts in the past between relatively stable modes in the space of a thousand years or so, especially around 11,000 years ago. -
Criticism that satellite measurements
Criticism that satellite measurements show no warming are dismissed by National Academy Panel.
