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by itishappy 739 days ago
Let's put that in context: we cut back on sulfur emissions because acid rain is terrible.

https://www.adirondackcouncil.org/page/acid-rain-86.html

https://www3.epa.gov/airmarkets/progress/reports/acid_deposi...

I don't believe anybody has suggested this policy was a mistake.

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Sure acid rain is terrible, but warming oceans seem far worse. If the oceans warm enough, the methane trapped at the bottom releases, and goodbye habitable planet.

https://theconversation.com/frozen-methane-under-the-seabed-...