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It feels weird that a reputed publication like BBC chose to focus on climate change when focusing on ocean temperatures but completely ignored the effect of S02
by ankit219 3y ago
It feels weird that a reputed publication like BBC chose to focus on climate change when focusing on ocean temperatures but completely ignored the effect of S02 regulation[1] of 2020. This[2] is from three months ago when the ocean temperatures were warmer than normal. From what I gather, that trend has continued and accelerated.
[1]: SO2 content in fuels was mandated to be no more than 0.5% instead of existing 3.5% in 2020(#IMO2020) citing pollution. SO2 absorbs heat in the atmosphere. This combined with end of a rare triple dip La Nina[3] (responsible for colder temps in last three years) were responsible for a sudden spike in April.
[2]: https://phys.org/news/2023-04-earth-hot-sudden-ocean-spike.html https://phys.org/news/2023-04-earth-hot-sudden-ocean-spike.h...
[3]: https://phys.org/news/2023-04-hot-ocean-temperatures-hottest.html https://phys.org/news/2023-04-hot-ocean-temperatures-hottest...
- Workaccount2 3y agoI suspect it is imminent (5-10 years) that we will start manually spraying the atmosphere with some sort of reflective aerosol. For all the ho-ha about green energy and an electrified society, nothing will stop the hemorrhaging faster than spraying the atmosphere. It's not even close.
- cdelsolar 3y agohow will that help with the CO2 concentration in our oceans and atmosphere?
- Workaccount2 3y agoIt won't. It also doesn't provide any form of permanent fix. It's purely a stop gap that can be used to hold down global temperatures while we figure out how to get CO2 out of the air.
- foobiekr 3y agoit won't. it's just a band aid.