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\nScientists have warned that as CO2 levels in the atmosphere rise an increase in Earth's temperature by even two degrees could lead to catastrophic effects across the world. But how can such a tiny, measurable change in one factor lead to...\nScientists have warned that as CO2 levels in the atmosphere rise an increase in Earth's temperature by even two degrees could lead to catastrophic effects across the world. But how can such a tiny, measurable change in one factor lead to huge, unpredictable changes elsewhere? Victor J. Donnay uses billiards to illustrate tipping points, chaotic motion and their implications on climate change.\n
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2014
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environmental science, motion, constraints, behavior, temperature, rules
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earth and space science, science & technology, mathematics, co2 level, tipping point, human life, billiard motion, straight edges, lead, world, small, massive, straight, form, rise, system, table, ball, earth, understand, bounce, situation, begins, move, start, predict, happen, shape
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