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NASA Releases Free Global Climate Model Software

Posted by samzenpus on from the hurricane-in-the-classroom dept.

ink_polaroid writes "NASA has released its Educational Global Climate Model (EdGCM) for high school and university desktop computers. The software incorporates a 3-D climate model developed at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), New York. It wraps complex computer modeling programs with a graphical interface familiar to most PC users."

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  1. Re:Fossil fuels PREVENT global warming by Yokaze · · Score: 5, Insightful

    > Latest science says fossil fuels are good and protect against global warming.

    No, it says the emission of fossil fuel by-products limit the effects of CO2-emissions. Stopping the emission of those by-products will release the full effect of the CO2 emission.

    So, does that mean fossil fuels are good and protect us from global warming, like you concluded?

    No, it means that some by-products are good and momentarily soften the effect of the consumption of fossil fuel.

    It's like saying taking crack is good, because it prevents the signs of withdrawal.

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