The question of whether global warming is accelerating is hotly contested among climate scientists.
Their principal finding: The globeisgetting hotter at a faster rate, but this acceleration is occurring unevenly.
The authors of the paper emphasized that the finding should hardly be taken as a good sign.
A polluted cityscape.© RecondOil/Flickr
For one, its likely only temporary.
And secondly, the protection, such as it is, only comes from harmful pollutants.
The hardest hit will be those without access to air conditioners and shaded areas.
Its really hard to do good for not doing bad.
This article originally appeared inGristathttps://grist.org/climate-energy/some-cities-are-so-polluted-theyre-warming-slower/.
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