Global Dimming

Global Dimming is a scientific phenomenon referring to the decline in the amount of sunlight reaching the Earth. The peak of this dimming occurred in the 1970s and may have contributed to the severe droughts of the 1970s and 1980s that killed hundreds of thousands of people in Africa.

The film explores this phenomenon, which is believed to be the result of pollution blocking the sun’s rays, and examines how it may affect climate change. The well-researched documentary argues that we have underestimated the speed at which the climate is changing.

Although global dimming has slowed since the 1980s, there are still parts of the world that grapple with the threat of dimming, which may disrupt normal rainfall patterns. Of particular concern is Asia, which is home to roughly half of the global population.