Good-bye to a Greenhouse
Gas
Dumping carbon dioxide underground or in the oceans could slow
global warming
Researchers study ways to bury
carbon dioxide and thereby slow its atmospheric buildup and reduce the
threat of climate change.
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Further Readings:
Monastersky, R. 1999. Carbon dioxide buildup harms coral reefs. Science
News 155(April 3):214.
______. 1995. Iron versus the Greenhouse. Science News 148(Sept.
30):220.
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From Science
News, Vol. 155, No. 25, June 19, 1999, p. 392.
Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
