Wonderful Women Wednesday: Eunice Newton Foote

Scientist Eunice Newton Foote, in 1856, was the 1st to speculate that modest increases in CO2 concentration could result in atmospheric warming, and was a contributor to the Smithsonian's weather data project. 
May 3, 2017, by Effie Kapsalis

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