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Global warming: A myth?

Anomalous temperature trends recorded from satellites and radiosondes

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Increase in the concentration of several greenhouse gases in the atmosphere during the last few decades has warmed up the atmosphere, a phenomena popularly known as ‘global warming’. There are people who believe that ‘global warming’ does not exist, or will have negligible consequences on the earth and its biosphere, if at all it exists. Satellite record over the past few decades have shown a slight cooling trend in the lower troposphere, casting a doubt on the existence of ‘global warming’. During the same time, atmosphere near earth’s surface has shown a warming trend. Efforts are on to explain this temperature anomaly and it may take time to say conclusively whether ‘global warming’ exists or not.

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  1. Division of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Science and Technology for Advanced Studies and Research, (ISTAR), SICART Building VV Nagar, 388 120, Gujarat, India

    Deepanjan Majumdar

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Majumdar, D. Global warming: A myth?. Reson 6, 43–52 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02907364

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