
1. Global Climate Models and Their Limitations
1.1. Models and Forecasts
1.2. Radiation
1.3. Clouds
1.4. Precipitation
2. Feedback Factors and Radiative Forcing
2.1. Clouds
2.2. Carbonyl Sulfide
2.3. Diffuse Light
2.4. Iodocompounds
2.5. Nitrous Oxide
2.6. Methane
2.7. Dimethyl Sulfide
2.8. Aerosols
3. Observations: Temperature Records
3.1. Paleoclimate Data
3.2. Past 1,000 Years
3.3. Urban Heat Islands
3.4. Fingerprints
3.5. Satellite Data
3.6. Arctic
3.7. Antarctic
4. Observations: Glaciers, Sea Ice, Precipitation, and Sea Level
4.1. Glaciers
4.2. Sea Ice
4.3. Precipitation Trends
4.4. Streamflow
4.5. Sea-level Rise
5. Solar Variability and Climate Cycles
5.1. Cosmic Rays
5.2. Irradiance
5.3. Temperature
5.4. Precipitation
5.5. Droughts
5.6. Floods
5.7. Monsoons
5.8. Streamflow
6. Observations: Extreme Weather
6.1. Droughts
6.2. Floods
6.3. Tropical Cyclones
6.4. ENSO
6.5. Precipitation Variability
6.6. Storms
6.7. Snow
6.8. Storm Surges
6.9. Temperature Variability
6.10. Wildfires
7. Biological Effects of Carbon Dioxide Enrichment
7.1. Plant Productivity Responses
7.2. Water Use Efficiency
7.3. Amelioration of Environmental Stresses
7.4. Acclimation
7.5. Competition
7.6. Respiration
7.7. Carbon Sequestration
7.8. Other Benefits
7.9. Greening of the Earth
8. Species Extinction
8.1. Explaining Extinction
8.2. Terrestrial Plants
8.3. Coral Reefs
8.4. Polar Bears
9. Human Health Effects
9.1. Diseases
9.2. Nutrition
9.3. Human Longevity
9.4. Food vs. Nature
9.5. Biofuels
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