One of the things I almost never see mentioned in the various climate debates is the observation that Earth is historically on the cooler side and is rising from that very low base.
The planet has historically gone through multiple cycles of not having polar ice caps and then having them again, etc. Over millions of years. There's been a really long-term feedback loop there.
I'm not a climate scientist by any stretch, but I just find that general omission in public discussions around it to be interesting.
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-qa/whats-hottest-earths-ever-been
Have y’all ever stood on healthy soil before? Then stood on concrete or degraded soil right next to it? The temp difference is huge. I wonder if putting up stupid strip malls everywhere and raping our soil could be the main driver.
Maybe it’s not an invisible trace gas that conveniently convinces everyone to give up their means of energy production to our criminal overlords.
I believe I read once about how much excess heat there is from plowed farm ground left fallow over winter because the soil reflects and/or radiates solar energy, while any duff or dead plant material absorbs/deflects it, and any photosynthesis happening actually has a cooling effect. Add that to the urban heat island effects. But let's just eat factory farmed bugs, use public transit, and live in small sq ft high density housing. That will solve everything.
