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silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 9 hours ago

Earth Is Getting Darker, Which Could Accelerate Global Warming | The planet’s brightness is dimming—changing rainfall, circulation and temperature

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Earth Is Getting Darker, Which Could Accelerate Global Warming | The planet’s brightness is dimming—changing rainfall, circulation and temperature

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silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 9 hours ago
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The Blue Marble Is Losing Its Glow
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The planet’s brightness is dimming—changing rainfall, circulation and temperature

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    On first read of the headline I thought it meant it was getting darker on earth, which didn’t sound warm. But actually the earth is reflecting less light energy back to space.

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      So space is getting colder.

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