Distinguish between 'Global Warming' and 'Thermal Pollution'.
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If the world were a woman, thermal pollution would be like a phone in her pocket getting hot and global warming would be like her wearing so many clothes she can’t cool down.
Global warming is just that - global. Thermal pollution is localised. For instance, the area around a factory may be warmer than the surrounding area because of heat escaping from the factory. It is not always a problem, but can be in cities where there are so many sources of thermal pollution there is no way for the heat to escape.
On a global scale, thermal pollution is not large enough to make a difference. Global warming is caused not by heat sources on Earth but by heat not being able to escape into space. It is on a completely different scale.
If global warming was caused by thermal pollution it would be the equivalent placing a 2 kilowatt heater every 16 metres in a grid that covers all the land on Earth. (Radiative forcing is 2.29 W/m^2:
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Global warming is just that - global. Thermal pollution is localised. For instance, the area around a factory may be warmer than the surrounding area because of heat escaping from the factory. It is not always a problem, but can be in cities where there are so many sources of thermal pollution there is no way for the heat to escape.
On a global scale, thermal pollution is not large enough to make a difference. Global warming is caused not by heat sources on Earth but by heat not being able to escape into space. It is on a completely different scale.
If global warming was caused by thermal pollution it would be the equivalent placing a 2 kilowatt heater every 16 metres in a grid that covers all the land on Earth. (Radiative forcing is 2.29 W/m^2:
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