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Plants love CO2 and as CO2 levels in the atmosphere rise, so will plant populations. This is a huge one. The CO2 level in the atmosphere has been much higher
by pclmulqdq 3y ago
Plants love CO2 and as CO2 levels in the atmosphere rise, so will plant populations. This is a huge one. The CO2 level in the atmosphere has been much higher than it is today, and the planet was very lush at the time.
- fnordpiglet 3y agoThat was likely before mass deforestation and clearing of land across most of the planets surface by a particularly invasive hairless primate.
- pclmulqdq 3y agoThere are a lot of plants in the world, not just trees. Algae, grasses, and small plants are much more elastic than trees. Also, as the world warms, the tundras in Canada and Russia become a lot more hospitable for plant life.