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carolf

Jul 15th 2006 6:16 pm

Global Dimming?

Never heard about this before. Most people have heard of Global Warming, but Global Dimming is a new phenomena.

http://www.globalissues.org/EnvIssue...baldimming.asp

df79	Jul 17th 2006 9:53 am

Re: Global Dimming?

Quote:

Originally Posted by carolf

Never heard about this before. Most people have heard of Global Warming, but Global Dimming is a new phenomena.

http://www.globalissues.org/EnvIssue...baldimming.asp

Hi CAROL

GD is not a new phenomena, it had been suspected for sometime, however it was confirmed when all planes were grounded in the US after 9/11.

Cheers

David

snowbunny

Jul 17th 2006 11:06 am

Re: Global Dimming?

There was a programme (Horizon) in the UK about global dimming early last year.

Also:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_dimming

Sorchar

Jul 18th 2006 10:14 am

Re: Global Dimming?

Quote:

Originally Posted by carolf

Never heard about this before. Most people have heard of Global Warming, but Global Dimming is a new phenomena.

http://www.globalissues.org/EnvIssue...baldimming.asp

perhaps this might account for why the Brazilian Rain Forrest is drying out. Experts fear much of it may die in the next century.

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