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> only instead of oil we eat carbon and oxygen, turning it to "harmless CO2". Then, like many bacteria, we consume all of the carbon and oxygen and die off. CO
by leereeves 8y ago
> only instead of oil we eat carbon and oxygen, turning it to "harmless CO2". Then, like many bacteria, we consume all of the carbon and oxygen and die off.
CO2 levels were far higher in the past.
During the Jurassic period CO2 concentrations were 4x higher than in 2018. During the Cambrian period, 15x higher.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Phanerozoic_Carbon_Dioxide.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Phaneroz...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide_in_Earth%27s_atmosphere https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide_in_Earth%27s_at...
- chillacy 8y agoBut my house and my kids don't exist in the Cambrian period, the greenhouse effect is going to change our coastlines and weather patterns in the next century.
- leereeves 8y agoI'm not denying climate change here, merely trying to be honest and realistic about the expected effects. False apocalyptic predictions only provide fuel to those who deny CC entirely. > we consume all of the carbon and oxygen and die off is a far cry from > change our coastlines and weather patterns