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LCritchfi

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How is it that the world's nations were able to forge the Montreal Protocol to reduce production of CFCs, when previously many nations had disregarded scientists' warnings?
 
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The mass numbers of fission decay products appear to be random because the excitation of the nucleons in the nucleus randomly oscillates as a liquid drop does.
 
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Answer to Question 1

The weight of evidenceand the gravity of the consequencesbecame too clear
to ignore. The known alternate hypotheses were shown to be incorrect. This is, of course,
not one hundred percent conclusive because there may have been an alternative model that
people were unable to conceive of. However, the danger of continued emissions was too
great to ignore, and the cost would be borne by everyone on Earth, not just some. As a
result, every national interest coincided, and concerted action became possible.

Answer to Question 2

This is the case; see also the answer to Question 18-15.



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