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As a starting point, the burning of fossil fuels, and to a lesser extent deforestation and release of methane are responsible for the warming in recent decades: Graph of temperature as observed with significant warming, and simulated without added greenhouse gases and other anthropogentic changes, which shows no significant warming

How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world: IPCC AR6 Figure 2 - Thee bar charts: first chart: how much each gas has warmed the world.  About 1C of total warming.  Second chart:  about 1.5C of total warming from well-mixed greenhouse gases, offset by 0.4C of cooling from aerosols and negligible influence from changes to solar output, volcanoes, and internal variability.  Third chart: about 1.25C of warming from CO2, 0.5C from methane, and a bunch more in small quantities from other gases.  About 0.5C of cooling with large error bars from SO2.

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[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 18 points 2 years ago

I've never worked in Florida, but I have worked in hot shops with industrial dryers in the dead of summer—a simple recipe for disgruntling even the most staunch Conservative. It's all "libz and patriats" until you're working in a literal sweat shop.

I'm sure this is meant to target immigrants (because cruelty is always the point), but it's going to affect lots of other people, too. If Florida Dems are smart, they'll use this fuckery to their advantage. They might be far from perfect, but at least they don't deny that climate change is real.

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 years ago

Small government and freedom, right?

[–] FrowingFostek@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Greg pissbaby abbot did the same shit in Texas a while back if I'm not mistaken. These measures will only hurt the industry.

It's a "right to work" state anyway but, I feel for all workers that have to work in these conditions. The NLRB needs better teeth to combat these things in court and more.

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hopefully all those "NLRB enforcement is unconstitutional" lawsuits fail then.

[–] FrowingFostek@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I don't think he has any say in the matter, but fingers crossed for y'all anyway.

[–] PanArab@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

GCC states get demonized for the treatment of migrant workers and a lot of it is justified. But at least all of them are moving to have heat protection laws in place!

https://www.newarab.com/news/qatar-takes-action-protect-workers-extreme-heat