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The accidental climate scientist who uncovered an unexpected force of global warming (www.cnn.com)

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[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 18 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Summary: he disovered CFCs. I hate clickbait titles, they could've just said that at the top.

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[–] Geo@slrpnk.net 8 points 9 months ago

Thank you for saving me a click. 🫡

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[–] Jiggle_Physics@piefed.zip 4 points 9 months ago

Recycling headlines from the 70s. I guess it would get less interest if it were framed as a historical write-up on a widely known thing.

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