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Nature 449, 403 (27 September 2007) | doi:10.1038/449403a; Published online 26 September 2007

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Ocean pipes could help the Earth to cure itself

James E. Lovelock1 & Chris G. Rapley2

  1. Green College, University of Oxford, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HG, UK
  2. Science Museum, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2DD, UK

We propose a way to stimulate the Earth's capacity to cure itself, as an emergency treatment for the pathology of global warming.Measurements of the climate system show that the Earth is fast becoming a hotter planet than anything yet experienced by humans.

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