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One_Life_To_Give

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8. Except for a contradictory report

Reply to WhiteTara (Original post)

Fri Dec 4, 2015, 02:49 PM

Dec 2015

http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/environment/rising-co2-levels-causing-spike-in-phytoplankton-in-oceans/article/450979

For a long time, scientists have thought the number of plankton species in the world's oceans would decrease due to increased acidification. However, over the past four decades or so, their populations have increased, says a new study.

It would appear this calls into question the basis of the model used. Should the numbers of plankton actually increase rather than decrease as has been conventional thought.

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Report: The World Will Run out of Breathable Air Unless Carbon Is Cut [View all] WhiteTara Dec 2015 OP

Well there you have it flamingdem Dec 2015 #1

this is the way the world ends WhiteTara Dec 2015 #5

You know what this means. The PTB will have as many 'breathers' slaughtered valerief Dec 2015 #2

They appear to be already working on it. nt villager Dec 2015 #14

Is that before we kill each other? Us rural people might have a slight advantage here LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #3

Pine borer beetles are killing off lots WhiteTara Dec 2015 #6

Juxtaposition, if we eliminated fungi, those dead trees would not release CO2 into the atmosphere Brother Buzz Dec 2015 #12

The human race is headlong and hell bent to extinguish itself MrScorpio Dec 2015 #4

It may not be swift, but to be sure, the Earth will survive. nt WhiteTara Dec 2015 #7

Except for a contradictory report One_Life_To_Give Dec 2015 #8

that's hopeful. nt WhiteTara Dec 2015 #9

That was the first thing I thought of. pintobean Dec 2015 #10

These studies look at two different things VMA131Marine Dec 2015 #13

this would be a really nice planet without the humans olddots Dec 2015 #11

Guess I won't bother Christmas shopping...nt SidDithers Dec 2015 #15

for next year anyway. nt WhiteTara Dec 2015 #16

That would be a problem for the 99.9-percent of the peasantry. Octafish Dec 2015 #17

Yes. There will be artificially-controlled protected environments for the Chosen Few Ghost Dog Dec 2015 #19

Frank Carlucci, BFEE Naval Arkietech Octafish Dec 2015 #20

Thanks Octa. "It's pretty clearly a suicide." Meanwhile, Ghost Dog Dec 2015 #21

Not a problem. We'll just outsource it to... KamaAina Dec 2015 #18