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How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world: IPCC AR6 Figure 2 - Thee bar charts: first chart: how much each gas has warmed the world. About 1C of total warming. Second chart: about 1.5C of total warming from well-mixed greenhouse gases, offset by 0.4C of cooling from aerosols and negligible influence from changes to solar output, volcanoes, and internal variability. Third chart: about 1.25C of warming from CO2, 0.5C from methane, and a bunch more in small quantities from other gases. About 0.5C of cooling with large error bars from SO2.

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‘Silent killer’: experts warn of record US deaths from extreme heat (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"Silent" killer that scientists have been loudly warning about for over 40 years now

[–] killernova 5 points 1 year ago

Scientists have been loudly warning us about greenhouse gasses for over 200 years. We didn't listen, still are not listening, and this is the result that has been predicted for centuries. Many more people will die, as required, all for some pieces of paper monopoly money that we just made up and pretend has value. Humanity is so special!

[–] givesomefucks 2 points 1 year ago

It's not silent because we don't know about it

It's silent because it's literally silent. You can walk by someone dying from heat exposure and not really notice they're dying. The person might not even realize how dangerous it is.

Compare that to a stroke or heart attack and it makes sense why this is called a "silent killer".