▲ 896 ▼ Scientists detect a sharp acceleration in global warming (www.sciencedaily.com) submitted 3 weeks ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/world@lemmy.world 369 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] betanumerus@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago* (1 child) Not true at all. Compare: "lag time before they actually start causing heat" and "the timing between an emission and the maximum temperature response is a decade on average" A "start" and a "maximum" are completely different. IR absorption starts immediately and increases over years to a maximum. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] naught101@lemmy.world 1 point 3 weeks ago I don't think that last bit is right, see my other comment to FireRetardant's reply. I think the increase in warming rate is basically instantaneous (maybe a few months for atmospheric mixing), it's the peak of temperature/heat that is delayed (agreeing with your 3rd paragraph) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] naught101@lemmy.world 1 point 3 weeks ago I don't think that last bit is right, see my other comment to FireRetardant's reply. I think the increase in warming rate is basically instantaneous (maybe a few months for atmospheric mixing), it's the peak of temperature/heat that is delayed (agreeing with your 3rd paragraph) permalink fedilink source parent