August 14th, 1912

Science notes and news. Coal consumption affecting climate.

The furnaces of the world are now burning about 2,000,000,000 tons of coal a year. When this is burned, uniting with oxygen, it adds about 7,000,000,000 tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere yearly. This tends to make the air a more effective blanket for the earth and to raise its temperature. The effect may be considerable in a few centuries.

Man I sure feel bad for the people living a few centuries from now.

Every time you meet a climate denier, show them this and ask them how far back the conspiracy goes.