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Comparing death rates per disaster, per capita, between now and 100 years ago, is wholly nonsensical. Biomedical technology is immensely more effective now, tha
by tinix 7y ago
Comparing death rates per disaster, per capita, between now and 100 years ago, is wholly nonsensical. Biomedical technology is immensely more effective now, than 100 years ago. It is not a 1:1 comparison. What that curve looks like, I don't know, but it's not a fair comparison to draw ratios like that. Don't get me wrong, I'm not supporting the hysteria here, by any means, or at least, that is not my intent... but c'mon, let's be reasonable and think about this.
Diseases aside... to direct some attention to the other part of your message...
Yeah CO2 fuels photosynthesis, but when most of the light is blocked by smog and smoke, what then?
First of all, light is needed for photosynthesis, I'm sure we all can agree. But, when plants are in the dark, they actually release CO2. Actually, they release CO2 in the day time too, because plants also respire, they breathe oxygen, and release CO2, and when there is light, some of that CO2 can be used to make energy; they are efficient that way. Further, about half the CO2 that they consume during the day, is released at night, and the rest is converted to energy, or wasted, etc...
Just dumping more and more CO2 and acting like, fuck it, man, whatever, it's plant food... knowing these facts that I expressed above... Think.
- chrisco255 7y agoCO2 is not visible. You cannot see CO2 (unless it's frozen as dry ice). Smog is caused by sulfates, not CO2. I'm all for clean burning fuel but not for smog-inducing pollution. CO2 cannot trap or reflect visible light spectrum. It can only trap a very narrow band of infrared energy. That's what causes the minimal warming effect.