Global warming: Science or politics? Part 2

Journal Article · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998 · Hydrocarbon Processing

OSTI ID:616313

Dorweiler, V P ^[1]

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1. Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, MI (United States)

Supplementing the conclusion that ``there has been a discernible influence of human activity on global climate`` is a set of dire consequences to the globe and human population. One consequence is the spread of tropical diseases. It has not been concluded whether the spread of disease is due to global conditions or to opening of tropical forests to commerce, allowing spread by travelers. Whether these forecasts abet the claimed relation of human activity to global warming, they are not a new phenomenon. In the space of several decades, dire consequences have been forecast in three sectors: natural resource consumption, energy resources and environmental fate. These three areas are reviewed.

• OSTI ID: 616313
• Journal Information: Hydrocarbon Processing, Vol. 77, Issue 5; Other Information: PBD: May 1998
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY
CLIMATIC CHANGE
GREENHOUSE GASES
POLITICAL ASPECTS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
LAND RESOURCES
WATER RESOURCES
MINERAL RESOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FORECASTING