Reversing proves a tricky manoeuvre | Freelance Science Writer

Reversing proves a tricky manoeuvre

Environmental Research Web, 22 May 2012
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What do climate change and rubber bands have in common? A new modelling study shows that many Earth systems behave like rubber bands, by not reversing smoothly down the same path that they were stretched along. This means that many of the changes brought about by global warming, such as sea-level rise and drought, will persist for some time even if we manage to reduce atmospheric CO₂.

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