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What was Svante Arrhenius' theory about the effect of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide?
It would cause Global Cooling
It would cause Global Warming
It would have no effect
It would decrease Rainfall
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Svante Arrhenius was a Swedish chemist who developed a theory in 1896 that increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would cause global warming. He based his theory on the fact that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, which means that it traps heat in the atmosphere.
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