this post was submitted on 05 Dec 2025
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[–] dontsayaword@piefed.social 22 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

To be clear,

It's not getting darker ON earth, for earthlings

Earth is reflecting less light back to space.

Because it is absorbing more energy due to the greenhouse effect (climate change)

[–] Nanook@lemmy.zip 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Tell that to my retinas, the faintest glimmer and I’m blinded for ten minutes.

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Yup, as I age my eyesight is getting worse but lights are starting to bother me more. At this point I'm ready to join an underground mole society to live out the rest of my days.

[–] Nanook@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 days ago

Put in a good word for me

[–] The_Decryptor@aussie.zone 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

In basic terms, that means our planet is now reflecting less sunlight back into space.

Sounds like it's your eyes absorbing it all

[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago

🎶 When the sun hits your eyes and makes temperatures rise, low-albedo🎶

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 3 points 2 days ago

Albedo is the word they are looking for.

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago

Yup, we are indeed in the mirror universe…

[–] Zier@fedia.io 1 points 3 days ago

So this is the beginning of the dark ages.