Dr. John Barentine FRAS on Nostr: "We identify all launches and objects associated with SMC [satellite ...

"We identify all launches and objects associated with SMC [satellite megaconstellation] missions, accounting for 37–41% of emissions of black carbon particles, carbon monoxide, and CO2 by 2022. SMCs are a rapidly increasing fraction of total air pollutant and CO2 emissions from space activity"

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-024-03910-z

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