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World War II Holds the Key to Understanding Global Warming and the Challenges Facing Science and Society

J. Marvin Herndon

Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · pp. 1–13 · Published 23 Dec 2019

10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v23i430181

Abstract

At about the same time that Russian President Putin declared that “We are really witnessing global warming, the reasons, however, remain obscure....”, I published the first of six scientific articles disclosing the evidence and basis for understanding that particulate pollution, not anthropogenic greenhouse gases, is the main cause of global warming. The global warming that occurred during World War II, but which quickly subsided after hostilities ceased, was key to that understanding. The disquieting parallel of scientific behaviour during World War II and at present is key to understanding the challenges humanity faces today concerning science and society.

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