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Rising CO2 poses bigger climate threat than warming, study says
UPI ^ | June 12, 2018 | by Brooks Hays

Posted on 06/12/2018 12:56:50 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Even if global warming is curbed and the increase in global temperature is limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius, scientists warn rising CO2 concentrations could still trigger a dangerous increase in extreme weather.

Broadly speaking, more CO2 translates to higher temperatures, but the relationship between atmosphere and climate is complex, and scientists say there are scenarios in which warming could be limited to 1.5 degrees, despite a sizable increase in atmospheric CO2.

New climate models developed by researchers at the University of Bristol and the University of Oxford suggest CO2 levels, not global temperatures, are a better predictor of the most damaging consequences of climate change.

"Future work is needed to confirm exactly why we see this direct CO2 effect, but current research points to a combination of circulation and cloud cover changes, and an increase in the amount of direct radiation on the Earth's surface due to simply having more CO2 in the atmosphere," Huge Baker, a PhD student in physics at Oxford, said in a news release.

In a new study, published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change, scientists argued climate change mitigation agreements need set targets for atmospheric CO2.

(Excerpt) Read more at upi.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: climate; climatechange; climatechangefraud; co2; fakescience; globalwarming; hoax; propaganda; socialism
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1 posted on 06/12/2018 12:56:50 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Rising CO2 could kill all the plants!! Then what are we supposed to do?? People!! This is serious!!


2 posted on 06/12/2018 12:59:01 PM PDT by marron
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Better shut down that volcano in Hawaii, yessir.


3 posted on 06/12/2018 12:59:13 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Wait a minute.

I thought rising CO2 was the cause of warming.

Or has that story been changed because objective data show no warming at all for at least two decades?


4 posted on 06/12/2018 1:00:00 PM PDT by Arm_Bears (Hey, Rocky--Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!)
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To: marron

They’re hedging, given that we are heading into a low sunspot period akin to previous minimums, and that typically results in cooler temps.


5 posted on 06/12/2018 1:00:29 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The atmosphere of Mars is 95% CO2. Why isn’t it on fire? It is pretty cold out there.


6 posted on 06/12/2018 1:01:39 PM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is EVIL and needs to be eradicated)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Moving the goalposts again.

“Warming” wasn’t working.


7 posted on 06/12/2018 1:06:07 PM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables (Donate to Mike Flynn's legal fund: https://mikeflynndefensefund.org/)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Just plant more trees.

Have these people heard of photosynthesis, when plants absorb CO2 and release oxygen?


8 posted on 06/12/2018 1:06:08 PM PDT by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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To: marron

So, basically, they are tacitly admitting that he Global Warming hustle is a bust, but they cannot let go of the POWER that comes with their solutions for reducing CO2 output.


9 posted on 06/12/2018 1:06:50 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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10 posted on 06/12/2018 1:08:25 PM PDT by The Pack Knight
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

One of several propaganda global warming articles today.


11 posted on 06/12/2018 1:09:43 PM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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“New climate models developed by researchers at the University of Bristol and the University of Oxford”

I thought the science was settled. Why are they wasting resources on more models?


12 posted on 06/12/2018 1:14:00 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (Wisdom and education are different things. Don't confuse them.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The Day of the Triffids (1963)


13 posted on 06/12/2018 1:14:05 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Innovative

The true believers honestly think that the CO2 from human activity is different, somehow, from “natural” CO2.


14 posted on 06/12/2018 1:14:12 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: KC_Lion

Ping.


15 posted on 06/12/2018 1:14:37 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Pure unadulterated crap.


16 posted on 06/12/2018 1:14:49 PM PDT by Fungi
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New climate models

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Meet the new climate model, same as the old climate model.

NOT BACKTESTED.


17 posted on 06/12/2018 1:16:13 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Another fact-less article that begs the question - why?!


18 posted on 06/12/2018 1:16:49 PM PDT by jonno (Having an opinion is not the same as having the answer...)
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“... setting targets for CO2”

So what is the current level of CO2 expressed as a per cent of air at sea level? /sarc

The last time I looked, it was .04%.

19 posted on 06/12/2018 1:22:14 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Democrats: Herd mentality exhibiting melodramatic hysterics.)
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Photosynthesis? What’s that? Isn’t that a male prosthetic for girls who want to be guys?


20 posted on 06/12/2018 1:26:32 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Democrats: Herd mentality exhibiting melodramatic hysterics.)
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