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Climate explained: why carbon dioxide has such outsized influence on Earth's climate

  • Written by Jason West, Professor of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellite makes precise measurements of Earth's carbon dioxide levels from space.NASA/JPLCC BY-ND

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