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Arrhenius and the greenhouse effect (1896)

On the Industrial Revolution map as “Stockholm — Arrhenius”

1896 — Swedish chemist Svante Arrhenius calculates that doubling the carbon dioxide in the air would warm Earth by about 5–6 °C. He also notes that burning coal adds carbon dioxide to the air. Few people at the time think this matters.

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Turning point
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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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