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https://www.co2levels.org/ https://www.co2levels.org/ (same source, apparently) shows the amount of CO2 from 1990 until now has gone from about 355 ppm to 420 p
by tasty_freeze 4y ago
https://www.co2levels.org/ https://www.co2levels.org/ (same source, apparently) shows the amount of CO2 from 1990 until now has gone from about 355 ppm to 420 ppm, so 65 ppm. Each CO2 binds an O2, so I guess that could account for 65 ppm of the "missing" oxygen.
- perilunar 4y agoBut each CO₂ produced by burning a hydrocarbon also means 2 H₂O (or 4 H₂O for methane), so that accounts for another 65 ppm (or more). Only ~40% of the CO₂ produced since 1850 has stayed in the atmosphere. 130 ppm / 0.4 = 325 ppm. That's half the missing oxygen right there.