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The 2004 lecture that finally convinced David Attenborough about global warming

It took an expert on atmospheric chemistry to quash all doubts. Image: REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Leo Hickman
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Sir David Attenborough being filmed beside an exhibition of Pterosaurs at the Southbank Centre, London.
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Prof Ralph Cicerone giving a lecture on climate change in 2004 at the University of Liège.
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Prof Ralph Cicerone and Sir David Attenborough receiving their WCC awards in 2004.
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