UQx DENIAL101x 3.4.1.1 Structure of the atmosphere
Channel: UQx Denial101x Making Sense of Climate Science Denial
Date: 2015-05-12

Mark Richardson examines one of the human fingerprints being observed in the structure of the atmosphere and debunks a myth about the elusive tropospheric hot spot. Subtitles available: ENGLISH, SLOVENŠČINA (Slovenian) 

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