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the exhaust nobody smells, cooking rivers and rooms until the math stops working.
means the excess waste heat that human activity dumps into air, water, and cities, warming environments beyond what nature can absorb.
from emerged as a distinct concept in the 1960s-70s when power plants dumping hot water into rivers were found killing fish downstream, decades before climate change entered everyday vocabulary.
official termthermal pollution, if you want the lab coat version
river killerwarm water holds less oxygen, suffocating fish
city versionurban heat island can add 7 degrees fahrenheit at night
data centersnow major urban heat sources, running hot 24/7