The future consequences of global warming are the least known aspect of the problem. They are based on highly complex computer models that rely on inputs that are sometimes not well known or factors that may be completely unforeseen. Most models assume that we continue to release them at the current rate of increase while othere assume that we curtail greenhouse gas release to one degree or another.
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(2007). What’s in Store for Us?. In: Hot House. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68611-0_12
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