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I think there are other effects of increased CO2 concentration that are not well understood and could be catastrophic. Like ocean acidification. That actually s
by rland 5y ago
I think there are other effects of increased CO2 concentration that are not well understood and could be catastrophic. Like ocean acidification. That actually scares me far more than the heat aspect.
- anonporridge 5y agoI think we're deep into the territory of "literally anything we choose to do or not do is going to create a never ending game of whack-a-mole unintended consequences". We own the fate of our civilization and the environment it relies on. It's time to take ownership and stop cowering in the cave.
- erosenbe0 5y agoIt's also a bit more difficult to diffuse out of classrooms and such with 400+ ppm background vs 300ppm. At what threshold it affects alertness, cognition, or motivation is disputed.
- ben_w 5y ago“Threshold” implies an on-off response, the various research papers I’ve seen indicated it has a continuous response.
- labster 5y ago> not well understood and could be catastrophic. Like ocean acidification Look up carbonate compensation depth, your mind will be blown. Yes, researchers understand the effects of climate change because they have been looking at it for 40+ years. Being extra worried about climate change is a lot like climate denial, in that it doesn’t show trust in our scientists. There is no need to invent trouble — the challenges we know we will face are hard enough.
- andi999 5y agoFrom 1000ppm ppl get dumb.