Mastodawn

This isn't new but I just got reminded of it: turns out that our world is a bit like Mr Burns.

Just like Mr Burns is alive thanks to a fragile balance of drugs that keeps him alive somehow, so our planet is potentially hanging on thanks to the specific balance of pollutants we pump into the atmosphere atm.

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/emission-reductions-from-pandemic-had-unexpected-effects-on-atmosphere/

Emission Reductions From Pandemic Had Unexpected Effects on Atmosphere

Earth’s atmosphere reacted in surprising ways to the lowering of emissions during the pandemic, showing how closely climate warming and air pollution are linked.

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)