That means that the heatwaves we are seeing now in the 2020s are from pollutants from the 1980’s! Don’t take my word for it, check out the book for more disturbing and important facts —> Evans, K. (2007). Weird weather: everything you didn’t want to know about
climate change but probably should find out. Groundwood Books.
With that in mind, what do you think the 40 year impact from the oil leak fire in the Gulf of Mexico will be?