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Tag Archives: loss
Humans driving species to extinction 1,000 times the natural rate
[ According to a paper published in Science the current rates of extinction are 1000 times the background rate. This estimate is higher than previous estimates is due to a more sophisticated analysis. Other extinction news: 2017-1-18 World’s primates facing … Continue reading
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Laughing Gas — nitrous oxide — could deplete ozone and cook the planet
2 Sep 2009. Laughing gas set to deplete the ozone layer. NewScientist. 28 August 2009. Lisa Grossman. Laughing gas is biggest threat to ozone layer. NewScientist. 21 July 2012. Michael Marshall. Laughing gas may cook the planet. NewScientist. The ozone … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, CO2 and Methane, Heat, Ozone Loss
Tagged climate change, depletion, global warming, loss, nitrous oxide, ozone
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