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Posted by michael on from the future's-so-dark-I-don't-need-to-wear-shades dept.

dtolman writes "According to the New York Times (registration required) if the world seemed brighter to our grandparents 50 years ago, they were right. While the sun's output hasn't dropped, the amount of sunshine reaching the Earth's surface has dropped an average of 10% since the 1950's. In Hong Kong, the sunlight reaching the surface has decreased even more - 37%! Scientists are theorizing that this is mainly due to air pollution - so this trend might reverse if air pollution clears up." We had a another story on global dimming last year.

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  1. Almost had me by metlin · · Score: 5, Funny

    For a second there, I was under the impression that this was a study on the intelligence of humans.

    *whew*

    1. Re:Almost had me by x0n · · Score: 3, Funny

      Global Dimming is easy to explain:

      ' Globally dim cack.
      Dim cack
      cack = 5

      Sub PrintCack()
      Print cack
      End Sub

      - Oisin

      --

      PGP KeyId: 0x08D63965
    2. Re:Almost had me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Score: -1 VB Code

    3. Re:Almost had me by DrEldarion · · Score: 5, Funny

      Being smarter and acting smarter are two different things, however. Maybe humanity HAS been getting smarter, but everyone still acts like an idiot.

    4. Re:Almost had me by AvitarX · · Score: 4, Funny

      That first human was a frikken genious then.

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      Wow, sent an e-mail as suggested when clicking on "use classic" banner, and got a fast response that addressed my msg
  2. A fix!? by Tablizer · · Score: 3, Funny

    We can fix global warming by polluting the atmosphere more? Too good to be true. What's the catch?

    --
    Table-ized A.I.
  3. In other news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Future not so bright, shades no longer required.

  4. I smell oportunity... by Spatula+Sam · · Score: 4, Funny

    Quick! Invest in lightbulb manufacturers!

  5. Fairly obvious attempt by oil industry ... by burgburgburg · · Score: 5, Funny

    to make sure that solar energy will never be cost-effective. Clever, but diabolical.

  6. Sounds romantic by saddino · · Score: 3, Funny

    First "global warming and now "global dimming."

    We're getting cozy, dimming the lights...all we need is "global barry white" and -- BAM -- human population explosion at your service.