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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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Opinion | The Slow Death of the Sun-Seeking Summer Vacation (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Best time to enjoy the outdoors is fall. Summer is just sweat and annoying bugs season.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It is the beginning of autumn this week and Europe has been sent a bloody heatwave.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Stay frosty, my friend!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

In the US, many popular vacation spots actually put a lot of effort into decorating for Christmas and restaurants and bars will often celebrate new years. Summer vacations offer me less freedom, there's a lot of crowds and restrictions that come with them.