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Is it possible to heal the damage we have already done to the Earth?

  • Written by Scott Denning, Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
imageThe Earth viewed from the Apollo 8 lunar mission on Dec. 24, 1968. NASAimage

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Is it possible to heal the damage we have already done to the Earth? – Anthony, age 13

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