Global Warming Expert Keeling Dies at 77

Iria · Jun 23, 2005, 11:27 PM

HAMILTON, Mont. Jun 23, 2005 — Charles D. Keeling, a scientist whose measurements showing a carbon-dioxide buildup in the atmosphere helped trigger fears of global warming, has died at 77.

Keeling, who died Monday after suffering a heart attack, was a pioneer in demonstrating that increased emissions of greenhouse gases could change the planet.

Beginning in 1955, he collected air samples to measure their carbon dioxide content. His measurements over the decades that followed showed that carbon dioxide levels were steadily rising a finding that shattered the conventional wisdom that Earth could soak up rising fossil fuel emissions without harm.

Charles Kennel, director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, with which Keeling was affiliated, called Keeling's measurements "the single most important environmental data set taken in the 20th century."

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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Global Warming Expert Keeling Dies at 77 HAMILTON, Mont. Jun 23, 2005 — Charles D. Keeling, a scientist whose measurements showing a carbon-dioxide buildup in the atmosphere helped trigger fears of global warming, has died at 77. Keeling, who died Monday after suffering a heart attack, was a pioneer in demonstrating that increased emissions of greenhouse gases could change the planet. Beginning in 1955, he collected air samples to measure their carbon dioxide content. His measurements over the decades that followed showed that carbon dioxide levels were steadily rising a finding that shattered the conventional wisdom that Earth could soak up rising fossil fuel emissions without harm. Charles Kennel, director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, with which Keeling was affiliated, called Keeling's measurements "the single most important environmental data set taken in the 20th century." ___________ Read More / Source: ABC News