Wallace Broecker was credited with introducing the phrase “global warming” into the scientific lexicon in a 1973 paper.

In this photo: Wallace Broecker receiving the National Medal of Science from President Bill Clinton in 1996. Credit: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory"/> Wallace Broecker was credited with introducing the phrase “global warming” into the scientific lexicon in a 1973 paper.

In this photo: Wallace Broecker receiving the National Medal of Science from President Bill Clinton in 1996. Credit: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory">
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Wallace Broecker receiving the National Medal of Science from President Bill Clinton

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