But ≈22.6% of incoming solar radiation is reflected away, without reaching the surface or being absorbed in the air. So, adjusting for having measured at the surface gives ≈1.29 × (2.40 ±0.72) = 3.10 ±0.93 W/m² per doubling at TOA.
Plus, the catastrophic, drought-triggered famines which plagued mankind for all of human history are disappearing from living memory, in part because elevated CO2 helps mitigate drought impacts. sealevel.info/learnmore.html…
@BradyGWilson@PaulHBeckwith 2/12》Rising CO2 levels improve both crop yields and drought resistance. That's helping make famines rare for the 1st time in history.
If you're so young you don't understand how important that is, count yourself blessed! Famine used to be a scourge comparable to war & disease.
@BradyGWilson@PaulHBeckwith 3/12》Ending famine is a VERY Big Deal, comparable to ending war and disease. Compare:
● 1918 flu pandemic killed 2% of world population.
● WWII killed 2.7% of world population.
● The global drought & famine of 1876-78 killed 3.7% of world population.
@JonathanSarfat1@TigerlillySusan@skepticalraptor@han_francis 3/9》 If a woman has an abortion before her first full-term pregnancy, that necessarily increases her age at first full term pregnancy, which increases her risk of breast cancer later in life.