Earth radiates heat {heat radiation}. Soot, particles, and clouds {aerosol, atmosphere} affect heat radiation.
Chemicals can prevent heat from escaping Earth {greenhouse effect} {global warming}|. Carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, nitrous oxide, and chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) prevent heat radiation from Earth by absorbing infrared radiation. Methane comes from gas and oil wells, landfills, and waste processing. Carbon soot and other dark pollution particles trap heat.
reflective
Sulfate aerosols are reflective and prevent insolation. Clouds affected by aerosols are brighter, last longer, are reflective, and prevent insolation. Volcanoes add soot that blocks sunlight.
ocean
Ocean absorbs excess heat.
forests
Deforestation reduces dark areas and reduces heat absorption.
speculation
Ships with windmills can hydrolyze seawater in windstorms or in normal winds to make and store hydrogen and oxygen, as well as upwell cold seawater from the deep to cool hot spot.
Carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, ozone, nitrous oxide, and methane {greenhouse gas}| prevent heat radiation from Earth by absorbing infrared radiation.
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