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All IPCC definitions taken from Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Working Group I Contribution to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Annex I, Glossary, pp. 941-954. Cambridge University Press.

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Paul et al. (2004)	Rapid disintegration of Alpine glaciers observed with satellite data
Paul et al. 2004	Rapid disintegration of Alpine glaciers observed with satellite data
Payne & Clapham (2012)	End-Permian mass extinction in the oceans: an ancient analog for the twenty-first century?
Payne & Clapham 2012	End-Permian mass extinction in the oceans: an ancient analog for the twenty-first century?
Paynter et al. (2019)	Evaluation of a template for countering misinformation—Real-world autism treatment myth debunking
Paynter et al. 2019	Evaluation of a template for countering misinformation—Real-world autism treatment myth debunking
PCMDI	PCMDI
pCO2	pCO2
PDI	PDI
PDO	PDO
PDSI	PDSI
Pelejero et al. (2010)	Paleo-perspectives on ocean acidification
Pelejero et al. 2010	Paleo-perspectives on ocean acidification
Peng 2004	Rice yields decline with higher night temperature from global warming
Peng et al. (2004)	Rice yields decline with higher night temperature from global warming
Penman et al (2014)	Rapid and sustained surface ocean acidification during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum
Penman et al 2014	Rapid and sustained surface ocean acidification during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum
Penn et al. (2018)	Temperature-dependent hypoxia explains biogeography and severity of end-Permian marine mass extinction
Penn et al. 2018	Temperature-dependent hypoxia explains biogeography and severity of end-Permian marine mass extinction
Pennycook et al. (2018)	Prior exposure increases perceived accuracy of fake news
Pennycook et al. 2018	Prior exposure increases perceived accuracy of fake news
Peñuelas & Estiarte (1999)	Can elevated CO2 affect secondary metabolism and ecosystem function?
Peñuelas & Estiarte 1999	Can elevated CO2 affect secondary metabolism and ecosystem function?
Percentile	Percentile
Perez et al. (2011)	Global CO2 emission from volcanic lakes
Perez et al. 2011	Global CO2 emission from volcanic lakes
Perissi et al. (2017)	Dynamic patterns of overexploitation in fisheries
Perissi et al. 2017	Dynamic patterns of overexploitation in fisheries
Perkins (2019)	Core Concept: Albedo is a simple concept that plays complicated roles in climate and astronomy
Perkins 2019	Core Concept: Albedo is a simple concept that plays complicated roles in climate and astronomy
Permafrost	Permafrost
Persectued Victim	Logical Fallacy: Persecuted Victim
Persecuted Victim	Logical Fallacy: Persecuted Victim
PET	PET
Peters et al (2015)	Measuring a fair and ambitious climate agreement using cumulative emissions
Peters et al 2015	Measuring a fair and ambitious climate agreement using cumulative emissions
Peters et al. (2015)	Measuring a fair and ambitious climate agreement using cumulative emissions
Peters et al. 2015	Measuring a fair and ambitious climate agreement using cumulative emissions
Peterson (2003)	Assessment of urban versus rural in situ surface temperatures in the contiguous United States: No difference found
Peterson 2003	Assessment of urban versus rural in situ surface temperatures in the contiguous United States: No difference found
Peterson 2008	The myth of the 1970s global cooling scientific consensus
Peterson et al. (2008)	The myth of the 1970s global cooling scientific consensus
Peterson et al. 2008	The myth of the 1970s global cooling scientific consensus
Petit et al 1999;	Climate and atmospheric history of the past 420,000 years from the Vostok ice core, Antarctica
Petit et al. (2000)	Historical isotopic temperature record from the Vostok ice core
Petit et al. 1999	Climate and atmospheric history of the past 420,000 years from the Vostok ice core, Antarctica
Petit et al. 2000	Historical isotopic temperature record from the Vostok ice core
PETM	Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum
Petri et al. (2010)	Carbon status and carbon sequestration potential in the world’s grasslands
Petri et al. 2010	Carbon status and carbon sequestration potential in the world’s grasslands

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