Climate models can’t explain 2023’s huge heat anomaly — we could be in uncharted territory
Climate models can’t explain 2023’s huge heat anomaly — we could be in uncharted territory
Taking into account all known factors, the planet warmed 0.2 °C more last year than climate scientists expected. More and better data are urgently needed.

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RavenFellBlade @startrek.website
It's AI, cloud storage, and cellular internet. That's a whole lot of microwave radiation and straight thermal radiation that didn't exist ten years ago, and it's growing fast. The additional heat build-up from our tech is outstripping our ability to compensate for it.
5 83 Replyfrezik @midwest.social Waste heat is a minor cause in global warming. Greenhouse gas emissions predominate, and it's not close.
47 0 Replycucumber_sandwich @lemmy.world Radiation from communication infrastructure is hardly waste heat.
1 3 Replyhydroptic @sopuli.xyz If a system's purpose isn't to produce heat, any heat it produces is waste heat.
12 0 Replycucumber_sandwich @lemmy.world It's whole purpose is to radiate specific radio waves...
1 3 Replyhydroptic @sopuli.xyz Yes, and it's not infrared.
Do you think the purpose of telecom systems is to produce heat? What the hell do you think waste heat even is?
Waste heat is heat that is produced by a machine, or other process that uses energy, as a byproduct of doing work.
8 0 Replycucumber_sandwich @lemmy.world Yes of course they proceduce waste heat as well. I was referring to the microwave part in the root comment...
3 2 Replyhydroptic @sopuli.xyz Ahh right I see, I got very confused by the way you worded the comment but that may well have been a problem here on the receiving end
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SoleInvictus @lemmy.world
Please stop spreading misinformation. You're on the internet. Kindly fact check yourself in the future. It's better for everyone, including you!
41 0 ReplyPlopp @lemmy.world But fact checking utilizes CPU cycles and thus heats up the planet!
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LeafOnTheWind @lemmy.world Well that's the stupidest thing I've seen yet today
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