Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Climate Change ‘Time Machine' Experiment Opens In Australia

Voice of America: One of the world's most complex experiments on the impact of rising levels of carbon dioxide is taking shape in eastern Australia, where giant steel frames nine stories high have been built on native woodland. The project near Sydney will mimic future climatic conditions by simulating higher atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide. Measuring carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide is pumped into an environmental "time machine" on the outskirts of Sydney, aiming to predict how vegetation will react...

URL: http://www.voanews.com/english/news/environment/Climate-Change-Time-Machine-Experiment-Opens-In-Australia-149799965.html
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