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To: stsimon who wrote (494966)	7/20/2022 8:31:13 AM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541544

Scientists have imagined it. Here is a history of how they came to their current understanding: history.aip.org

To: stsimon who wrote (494966)	7/20/2022 12:29:56 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541544

Exactly, the synergistic effects get too complicated to predict with any certainty. <Only a relatively small part of the world's population has air-conditioning. Suppose we add s billion households to the current number of sir conditioned homes. How much electricity will that take and how much more damaging green house gases will be generated as a result? We are in a dangerous positive feedback loop that might destabilize the climate in ways science hasn't imagined.