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Published online 12 September 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030908-17

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Lower atmosphere temperature may be rising

Controversial satellite data analysis fuels global warming debate.

Warming may be happening faster in the Earth's atmosphere than on its surface, according to a new look at old data1.

The study's conclusion could eliminate a primary sticking point in the debate about the existence of global warming.

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