As a child in the late 20th Century you were more worried about Quicksand and Spontaneous Human Combustion than you needed to be.
The whole 'greenhouse gases' thing though, that was spot on.
https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/unexplained-phenomena/shc.htm
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How Spontaneous Human Combustion Works
Could a person catch fire - with no apparent spark or flame - and then burn so completely nothing else ignites around them?
HowStuffWorksI'm sure I've heard country folk talk of 'exploding cows' for this reason, though it could always be one of their yarns.
When you don't have the range of activities that we have in the Cities, you spend your time spinning yarns.🐮 💥