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Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 32.2, Problem 1CT
By pumping carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, we are increasing the temperature of our planet. How might negative feedback eventually slow human-induced warming?
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