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Sensationalism is an art form that's become extremely refined in recent years. However, the habitability of the planet is just fine. Carbon dioxide is fertiliz
by chrisco255 6y ago
Sensationalism is an art form that's become extremely refined in recent years. However, the habitability of the planet is just fine.
Carbon dioxide is fertilizing the earth, providing a higher leaf area index than any time in recent history: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/carbon-dioxide-fertilization-greening-earth https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/carbon-dioxide-fer...
Global area burned in wildfires is actually down 25% over the last 20 years despite the arson in the Western United States: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145421/building-a-long-term-record-of-fire https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145421/building-a-l...
Crop yields are up over 100% from 50 years ago and we produce about 10x more wheat, barley, oats, potatoes, and sugar beets per acre than we did in pre-industrial times:
https://ourworldindata.org/crop-yields https://ourworldindata.org/crop-yields
Stop reading sensational journalism and start digging into the actual data, and you'll find there's plenty to be optimistic about.
- redisman 6y ago> Global area burned in wildfires is actually down 25% over the last 20 years. That's a really interesting timeframe to pick since acres burned has about doubled in the last 30 years. (in the US) https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/IF10244.pdf https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/IF10244.pdf
- xkcd-sucks 6y agoIncreased crop yields are concerning though if related to unsustainable depletion of soil/water resources, insect population crashes, loss of diversity/resilience in crop species etc.