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[–] fusion513@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Know what's really depressing... what may explain record warming this year was phase-out of sulfur fuel used in cargo ships 2020.

Sulfur emissions into the air kept warming lower than it should have been due to thr "global dimming" effect.

https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-how-low-sulphur-shipping-rules-are-affecting-global-warming/

So, I guess in a way geoengineering is already occurring... it's just really reckless and unmanaged. Feels bad. 😞

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, the emissions we output can definitely be seen as inadvertent geoingeneering.

[–] fusion513@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago

Crowdsourcing the apocalypse...