Overweight people are disproportionate contributors to global climate change
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[Positive feedback loops][3] that reinforce global warming are scary. Here's an example of such a feedback loop: warmer temperatures melt Arctic sea ice earlier in the spring and reduce the size of the summer ice pack. Since the dark ocean has less reflectance than ice, a smaller ice pack means that more solar radiation is absorbed by the ocean every summer, further warming the planet.
[1]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Obesity - Dospaz - cropped.jpg (Photo of customers at a fast food truck)
[2]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/musings/connection-between-obesity-and-climate-change
[3]: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/05/060522151248.htm
URL: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/musings/connection-between-obesity-and-climate-change
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