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I just wonder if any creature depends on the lithium levels being what they currently are to survive. It seems we're great at discovering X but at the expense o
by cronix 5y ago
I just wonder if any creature depends on the lithium levels being what they currently are to survive. It seems we're great at discovering X but at the expense of the unknown Y and by the time we discover the problem in Y, it's too late to fix it. And now we have also have a problem with Z caused by Y.
- whiddershins 5y agoIn other comment above, quick math shows the scale of this concern ends up being completely off. The oceans are just so much bigger than we can easily conceptualize. So very much bigger.
- cronix 5y ago> The oceans are just so much bigger than we can easily conceptualize. So very much bigger. Yes, so big in fact that at one time we didn't think that little 'ol mankind could alter it, just like the rest of the planet. What does raising the ocean temp by a measly 1-2 degrees do to thousands of different plants and animals in the sea? Did we know that 100 years ago? These very large complex systems aren't as immune to small changes as we once thought and often cascade into other systems.
- whiddershins 5y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27412684 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27412684