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Um, the oxygen component is a red herring and distraction to the climate debate. It took many millennia of a tiny oxygen excess to get us the atmospheric mix we
by NeedMoreTea 7y ago
Um, the oxygen component is a red herring and distraction to the climate debate. It took many millennia of a tiny oxygen excess to get us the atmospheric mix we know.
It's CO2 (and species and habitat loss) that matters, and the Amazon is hugely important for those, and for the climate of the region.
Which the article seems pretty clear on. So how is it presenting an impression climate change isn't that bad, or there's no urgency?
- bilbo0s 7y agoI don't think HN User "vfc1" read the article. That happens with troubling frequency on HN.
- BurningFrog 7y ago> It took many millennia of a tiny oxygen excess to get us the atmospheric mix we know It actually took a few billion years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Oxidation_Event https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Oxidation_Event