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To: Enlightened1

The measured rapid increase of the Greenhouse gas, CO2, in earth’ atmosphere by over 1/3 since 1958 is very significant. And the rate of increase accelerating with no end in sight.

Faster and faster. At this rate CO2 in the atmosphere will double in two hundred years and double again, and again etc, etc. A runaway greenhouse effect would be the worst case possible. Venus for example.

Even if the climate is not as sensitive to CO2 as predicted such a rapid increase of in the atmosphere could have major consequences for humanity, flora and fauna on our miracle blue planet.

Good graph of the CO2 increase since 1958. It is at higher levels than it has been in 4 million years and rapidly increasing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keeling_Curve


35 posted on 08/20/2022 2:43:13 PM PDT by Uncle Lonny
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To: Uncle Lonny

First, you should never use Wikipedia as a reference.

Second, the difference between Venus and the Earth is the oceans. 1,000 meters below the surface, ocean water is very cold, near freezing. It’s like a natural refrigerator, accumulated from several ice ages over the past one million years, each lasting over 100,000 years.

Third, If climate sensitivity to CO2 doubling was as high as you claim, the earth would have suffered from a run away greenhouse effect a long time ago. The fact that we are still here bears witness to the long-term stability of our climate system (see anthropic principle).

Addendum, if you are a troll, never mind.


43 posted on 08/20/2022 8:01:04 PM PDT by thepoodlebites (and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.)
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