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Question of the Day

Collide-a-ScapeBy Keith KloorJul 18, 2011 8:09 PM

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At Tumblr, Andy Revkin asks:

Would things be clearer if the process known as "global warming" had been described as "global heating" from the get-go?

His answer:

Graph of heat-content anomaly in atmosphere and seas says YES.

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