Real Science Says Pollution Reduction Heats the Planet

I got to talk to a Real Scientist over the weekend, and he proposed to me that one of the reasons for the recent increase in global temperatures is the reduction in pollution of the past half century. Less pollution in the atmosphere means that more solar radiation reaches the Earth's surface.

Was he right or wrong? Google says that maybe he is right.

A study published this month in the journal Geophysical Research Letters suggests that eliminating the human emission of aerosols—tiny, air-polluting particles often released by industrial activities—could result in additional global warming of anywhere from half a degree to 1 degree Celsius.

Of course, the article from Scientific American listed in Google Search Results says that "Cleaning up Air Pollution May Strengthen Global Warming." Bless their hearts. But whatabout the increase in global warming due to the previous achievements in pollution reduction? The scientists do not say.

But here is what I want to know. Do the climate models take pollution reduction, past, present, and future, into account and if so why not?

Another thing my Real Scientist friend suggested was that male potency has been negatively affected by NOx reduction. Oh no!

But, unfortunately, I cannot find confirmation of this in Google Search Results. So he might have been kidding me. Or maybe not. But you young chaps should probably not take any risks. Does that mean a sensible inhalation of nitrous oxide every now and again. No idea. Consult your physician.

Anyway, at least we have the comfort of knowing, from Dr. Fauci, that anyone not bowing and scraping to him as a Scientist is nothing less than a January 6 armed insurrectionist. Or at least I assume that is what he implied in his criticism of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). Cruz has suggested that Fauci should be prosecuted for lying about COVID stuff, in particular in respect of his testimony regarding the funding of "gain-of-function" research at the Wuhan lab. So Fauci responded:

“I should be prosecuted? What happened on Jan. 6, senator?”

Ain't Dr. Fauci special!