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Climate 'fingerprints' mark human activity from the top of the atmosphere to the bottom of the ocean

The world is warming. This fact is most often discussed for Earth's surface, where we live. But the climate is also changing from the top of the atmosphere to the bottom of the ocean. And there is a clear fingerprint of humanity's role in causing these changes through greenhouse gas emissions, prima...

Climate 'fingerprints' mark human activity from the top of the atmosphere to the bottom of the ocean
Image: Phys.org
The world is warming. This fact is most often discussed for Earth's surface, where we live. But the climate is also changing from the top of the atmosphere to the bottom of the ocean. And there is a clear fingerprint of humanity's role in causing these changes through greenhouse gas emissions, primarily from burning fossil fuels.

Originally published at Phys.org

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