Manabe and Wetherald Warn of the Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Scientists, Earth Sciences
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: New Jersey
- Date: 1967
Article abstract: Manabe and Wetherald found that the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will create a greenhouse effect and global warming.
Summary of Event
The earth’s climate is a complex and intricate mechanism, and many factors contribute to its behavior. Climatologists look at past climate to try to understand how the mechanism works and how it can be expected to work in the future. In addition, climatologists use computer simulations, or models, to mimic the atmosphere to see how the mechanism will react to different circumstances....
[The entire page is 2176 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
