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Why was Hurricane Helene so bad? Fossil fuel pollution.
(www.cnn.com)
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It's not just CO2, there are other carbon-based greenhouse gas pollutants like methane and CFCs.
Fully aware. Also, CO2 is the biggest problem, and addressing CO2 emissions will go a large way toward addressing gases like methane.
CFC emissions worldwide have dropped off a cliff since the 80s, and that can be viewed as a global success story we should emulate for CO2.
okay. the point is the term "carbon pollution" is valid. not even sure what you're complaining about.