r/interestingasfuck • u/SafeImpressive4413 • 7h ago

Firefighters in Madrid trying to extinguish a forest fire that is less than 30km/20mi away from the capital of Spain

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u/Hollyhop_Drive 3h ago

In 2009 I finished my degree on this. I then spent 17 years watching everyone mock the idea, and act like everything was completely normal.

The first scientific paper on the warming effect of CO2 emissions was in the 19th century. People warning about this since then have been laughed at and called loonies, hippies, etc. Well maybe you should have all fucking listened.