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2 years ago

Climate feedback weakening, reducing Earth's sensitivity to warming over time.

EarthArXiv (California Digital Library)
Energy budget diagnosis of changing climate feedback
B. B. Cael, Jonah Bloch‐Johnson, Paulo Ceppi, Hege‐Beate Fredriksen, Philip Goodwin, Jonathan M. Gregory, Chris Smith, R. T. Williams

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