Climate Impact of Quadrupling Atmospheric CO₂

An overview of GFDL Climate Model Results

• Introduction

Specific climate impacts discussed in the report include:

• Simulation of observed warming over the past century:
• Surface air temperature warming:
• Sea level rise:
• Thermohaline circulation change:
• Mid-latitude summer drying:
  
• Heat index and temperature increases:
• Possible changes in tropical storms and El Niño.

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