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Scientists understood physics of climate change in the 1800s – thanks to a woman named Eunice Foote (theconversation.com)

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[–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He discovered that the earth is as warmer than it should be rather than freezing. The greenhouse effect is fundamental to our existence. No bad for a scientist in the 1820s.