This is the shortest article I've seen on this subreddit so far, don't even need a tl;dr
My open question is when we had the pandemic and massive drop in emissions for awhile, initial research showed global warming of Oceans actually picked up a bit instead of dropping primarily because container ships were not longer filling the sky with extra fog blocking the sun. If anyone has further details including debunking this please share.
If you want to learn more about this topic, James Hansen is the climatologist to follow. It was not just covid but 2020 pollution regulations actually removed some aerosols which used to mitigate heat in the atmosphere. It is a terrible faustian bargain.
There is natural methane hydrate at the bottom of some places in the ocean and permafrost but we want it to stay there. Some “leaks” have been found and the hypothesis is that warming oceans will hasten their release. It would be very bad because methane is the most powerful greenhouse gas and that would cause an accelerating feedback loop.
It's called 'aerosol masking' and there's nothing to debunk about it, afaik.
Sulfur emissions from dirty container ship fuel blocked an appreciable amount of sunlight. Removing it lets the sun in. We were accidentally doing a bit of geoengineering that hid some warming.
Sulfur emissions also cause nasty stuff like acid rain and lung cancer, so we don't want to start doing it again.
I did. War is not accounted for. One look at your TV at news time indicates that it should be.
It's also excluded from a country's carbon emissions.
The way it's measured seems outdated.
but at least we had capitalism, which from what i'm hearing, is the best possible form of economy. worth experiencing an extinction event over? i don't know - but line sure went up!
assuming you're talking to me, let me know if i have said anything about communism other than that it's not the only possibility other than capitalism.
I don't know if you noticed, but the last two summers, Canada has caught fire. Like, all of it apparently. I live 800 miles from the border and it ruined my air quality several times. And California. And Greece. Last year 1% of the land in Spain and Portugal burned up. Two years ago, my state had two "once in a thousand year" rainfall events in the span of two and a half weeks. We had another one since then. One was a major hurricane that hit far inland (Helene), but there was also an unnamed tropical depression that blew up into a huge rain event on the southern NC coast with no warning, as well as Tropical Storm Chantal that caused random devastation in the middle of the state. All minor storms in terms of wind, but serious flooding.
Humans have a great capacity to get used to things. It is essential to cope with the reality of aging. But the effects of climate change aren't twenty years away, they're here now. And, while things will be worse in twenty years, people will be used to it. They're be like "They say it will be bad in twenty years. Damnit, another radioactive sasquatch is in the yard. Your turn to battle it, I slayed the last two."
crake-extinction | 4 hours ago
Hm, I wonder what prompted that or if there was anyway this was preventable. I suppose we'll never know. How is the Dow doing? Still over 50 thou?
northerntouch | 13 minutes ago
The Dow is all that matters, ok. You must be some freedom loving liberal 😉
SomeoneNicer | 5 hours ago
This is the shortest article I've seen on this subreddit so far, don't even need a tl;dr
My open question is when we had the pandemic and massive drop in emissions for awhile, initial research showed global warming of Oceans actually picked up a bit instead of dropping primarily because container ships were not longer filling the sky with extra fog blocking the sun. If anyone has further details including debunking this please share.
squeezemachine | 3 hours ago
If you want to learn more about this topic, James Hansen is the climatologist to follow. It was not just covid but 2020 pollution regulations actually removed some aerosols which used to mitigate heat in the atmosphere. It is a terrible faustian bargain.
MANEWMA | 2 hours ago
Aren't we also seeing some methane spikes from natural sources too.
squeezemachine | an hour ago
There is natural methane hydrate at the bottom of some places in the ocean and permafrost but we want it to stay there. Some “leaks” have been found and the hypothesis is that warming oceans will hasten their release. It would be very bad because methane is the most powerful greenhouse gas and that would cause an accelerating feedback loop.
FireWireBestWire | 4 minutes ago
The clathrate gun
allonsyyy | 42 minutes ago
It's called 'aerosol masking' and there's nothing to debunk about it, afaik.
Sulfur emissions from dirty container ship fuel blocked an appreciable amount of sunlight. Removing it lets the sun in. We were accidentally doing a bit of geoengineering that hid some warming.
Sulfur emissions also cause nasty stuff like acid rain and lung cancer, so we don't want to start doing it again.
hereandthere_nowhere | 6 hours ago
Could it be all the bombing and burning oil?
Laugarhraun | 6 hours ago
Did you try reading the article?
gcapi | 5 hours ago
Article? I barely read the headline before I comment about it
HR_DUCK | 5 hours ago
This is the way.
Dennisthefirst | 3 hours ago
I did. War is not accounted for. One look at your TV at news time indicates that it should be. It's also excluded from a country's carbon emissions. The way it's measured seems outdated.
Laugarhraun | 2 hours ago
This goes back to 2015. It's not something specific to the last couple years.
jankenpoo | an hour ago
More like every time Trump opens his mouth lol
loztriforce | 4 hours ago
It's just me but I think we have less than 20 years to enjoy the Earth as we know it. We're so close to a Day After Tomorrow scenario.
dust4ngel | 2 hours ago
but at least we had capitalism, which from what i'm hearing, is the best possible form of economy. worth experiencing an extinction event over? i don't know - but line sure went up!
gimme_name | 2 hours ago
Capitalism isn't the problem. Problem is that Nature and its Ressources have no realistic price.
dust4ngel | 2 hours ago
"the problem isn't blood-letting using leeches; the problem is that the plague doesn't fall out of your body when you drain blood."
seemingly, if the solution you chose doesn't solve the problem, the solution isn't a solution.
no-more-nazis | 2 hours ago
Idk if capitalism is "the problem"... USSR was pretty freakin dirty too
Joe_Kangg | 2 hours ago
The USSR is not the only example of communism, nor an alternative ti capitalism
no-more-nazis | 2 hours ago
Do you have any historical examples of True Communism that show it can end in a way other than a shitshow of corruption?
Joe_Kangg | 2 hours ago
Vietnam has been doing fine, even beat down the US in a war. China is about to become the world's only superpower.
Please dont mistake this for utopia or any desired results, you asked for examples, here they are.
dust4ngel | 2 hours ago
i heard that the centrally-controlled command economy of the USSR is the only possible alternative to capitalism.
no-more-nazis | 2 hours ago
Do you have any historical examples of True Communism that show it can end in a way other than a shitshow of corruption?
dust4ngel | an hour ago
assuming you're talking to me, let me know if i have said anything about communism other than that it's not the only possibility other than capitalism.
GreenStrong | 2 hours ago
I don't know if you noticed, but the last two summers, Canada has caught fire. Like, all of it apparently. I live 800 miles from the border and it ruined my air quality several times. And California. And Greece. Last year 1% of the land in Spain and Portugal burned up. Two years ago, my state had two "once in a thousand year" rainfall events in the span of two and a half weeks. We had another one since then. One was a major hurricane that hit far inland (Helene), but there was also an unnamed tropical depression that blew up into a huge rain event on the southern NC coast with no warning, as well as Tropical Storm Chantal that caused random devastation in the middle of the state. All minor storms in terms of wind, but serious flooding.
Humans have a great capacity to get used to things. It is essential to cope with the reality of aging. But the effects of climate change aren't twenty years away, they're here now. And, while things will be worse in twenty years, people will be used to it. They're be like "They say it will be bad in twenty years. Damnit, another radioactive sasquatch is in the yard. Your turn to battle it, I slayed the last two."
ass_grass_or_ham | 5 hours ago
Good times.
ctguy54 | 4 hours ago
Is tump talking again?
MaridAudran | an hour ago
Hard to believe with oil fields and refineries on fire…
SeeMarkFly | 37 minutes ago
I remember a 3 degree drop after 9-11 when the planes weren't flying for a couple of days.
enjoiYosi | an hour ago
It’s currently 78 degrees in the mountains of Western North Carolina… in March…
Billy_bob_thorton- | an hour ago
Is that weird or?… I thought NC was humid and hot even in what you guys call mtns but most west coast people consider hills
AggroPro | 3 hours ago
Just. Great.
28008IES | 4 hours ago
How do they parse this from weather?
Dennisthefirst | 3 hours ago
War-ming being the operative word?
fancyPantsOne | 2 hours ago
That’s not global warming, that’s a friendly thermostat adjustment — and honestly? You should be more grateful
YetAnotherSmith | 4 hours ago
Could it be from all the smoke blowing out a certain individuals mouth/ass?