Hoare's Law of Large Computer Programs

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By Roger Coppock

January 23, 2015 (San Diego)--What will global warming do to our planet?  Specifically, if we continue with "business as usual," burning fossil carbon fuels and dumping CO2 into the atmosphere in increasing amounts, what temperatures will our children see at the turn of the next century?  When climate scientists make projections like these, they use mathematical tools called "Climate Models."  Climate models are collections of mathematical formulas describing our planet.  Usually, these formulas are represented by a computer program.  These computer programs are typically monstrously large and very complex.


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