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Sounds like a fun "What If?" question (xkcd). But our planet (and with it, atmosphere) is hardly affected by humanity's activities adding heat directly. Instea
by RetroTechie 2y ago
Sounds like a fun "What If?" question (xkcd).
But our planet (and with it, atmosphere) is hardly affected by humanity's activities adding heat directly. Instead it's GHGs that affect the inflow/outflow balance of heat from the sun.
The heat from gasoline you burn is quickly dissipated. But the CO2 produced has an effect for many decades to come.
- fragmede 2y agoAlright, I've emailed Randall Munroe.