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feature: add arctic sea ice lost equivalent

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Description

Thank you for this fantastic project! It may be interesting to add an equivalent of 'm2 / sqft of arctic sea ice melted' to further give a concrete sense of the impact of each ton of CO2 emitted.

Reference: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aag2345

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are identified in the issue. Start by locating existing impact-equivalent calculations, then verify the cited Science reference and the m²/sqft conversion; done means the project reports an Arctic sea-ice-loss equivalent per ton of CO2 emitted.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
28/100

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