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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!

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To: arno who wrote (106054)6/15/2005 2:18:57 PM
From: wonk  Read Replies (3) of 108807
 
"..."One other point I've found interesting is this, there was a rise in global temperatures that occurred during the period from the 1860's to the 1920's. This is long before the Industrial Revolution. What do you suppose contributed to that?"..."

Coal Production in England alone:

The increase in coal production :

1700 : 2.7 million tonnes

1750 : 4.7 million tonnes

1800 : 10 million tonnes

1850 : 50 million tonnes

1900 : 250 million tonnes


historylearningsite.co.uk

The burning of coal, of course, releases CO2. The mining of coal releases methane which traps 21 times more heat per molecule than CO2.

yosemite.epa.gov

see the following (page 4) for estimated atmospheric concentrations

yosemite.epa.gov

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