Global carbon dioxide levels break 400ppm milestone.
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Record carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations in the atmosphere were reported worldwide in March, in what scientists said marked a significant milestone for global warming.
[URL="http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/global.html"]Figures released by the US science agency Noaa on Wednesday[/URL] show that for the first time since records began, the parts per million (ppm) of CO2 in the atmosphere were over 400 globally for a month.
The measure is the key indicator of the amount of planet-warming gases man is putting into the atmosphere at record rates, and the current concentrations are unprecedented in millions of years.
The new global record follows the breaking of the 400ppm CO2 threshold in some local areas in 2012 and 2013, and comes nearly three decades after what is considered the ‘safe’ level of 350ppm was passed.
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[url]http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/may/06/global-carbon-dioxide-levels-break-400ppm-milestone[/url][/QUOTE]
We dun' fucked up.
No wonder it's going to be 80 fucking degrees today while I'm at work. Thanks humanity.
Good. It's never fucking warm enough here.
(Yes I know how global warming actually works)
[QUOTE=orcywoo6;47677066]Good. It's never fucking warm enough here.
(Yes I know how global warming actually works)[/QUOTE]
So long as you're comfortable, mannnnnn!
[QUOTE=RenegadeCop;47677082]I can't wait to become Venus 2.0[/QUOTE]
Don't worry, we won't ever have it that bad
It will kill everyone long before that
Question for the uninformed. Why does it say in the article that 350ppm is the "safe" threshold? Is that the point of no return, or does it mean something else?
[QUOTE=Bradyns;47677054]We dun' fucked up.[/QUOTE]
I wouldn't say "we". I'd say industry fucked up. Industry are the main polluters and don't want to put up with regulations.
Maybe that explains why I'm so tired all the time.
sweet guys i hope u know what that means
plants will grow quicker and faster and climate change will go 100%
[quote=Article]The measure is the key indicator of the amount of planet-warming gases man is putting into the atmosphere at record rates, and the current concentrations are [B]unprecedented in millions of years.[/B][/quote]
Even though I see this as probably beeing a fact, how do they figure out the CO2 from millions of years ago?
Can they see it from the soil / old artifacts / fossiles or something?
[QUOTE=MyAlt91;47677230]Even though I see this as probably beeing a fact, how do they figure out the CO2 from millions of years ago?
Can they see it from the soil / old artifacts / fossiles or something?[/QUOTE]
Antarctic and arctic ice. It gives key information on the atmospheric makeup of the time.
It doesn't herald the results from the whole globe but only at the poles but it's still quite a good measure. From my knowledge that's how it's done, could be more ways, I'm not sure.
[video=youtube;x1SgmFa0r04]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1SgmFa0r04[/video]
the northern hemisphere is the most fucked up apparently :v:
sweet, new high score
So Europe, Russia and North America will be fucked?
Would be funny to see Africa and South America changing into the first world countries and the northern part of the world to completely collapse.
You know, in a not-funny-at-all kinda way.
[editline]7th May 2015[/editline]
In all seriousness, that video looks fucked.
[QUOTE=MyAlt91;47677277]So Europe, Russia and North America will be fucked?
Would be funny to see Africa and South America changing into the first world countries and the northern part of the world to completely collapse.
You know, in a not-funny-at-all kinda way.
[editline]7th May 2015[/editline]
In all seriousness, that video looks fucked.[/QUOTE]
china/japan too.
[QUOTE=MyAlt91;47677277]So Europe, Russia and North America will be fucked?
Would be funny to see Africa and South America changing into the first world countries and the northern part of the world to completely collapse.
You know, in a not-funny-at-all kinda way.
[editline]7th May 2015[/editline]
In all seriousness, that video looks fucked.[/QUOTE]
Africa and South America would both experience major problems of their own due to climate change.
[QUOTE=MyAlt91;47677277]So Europe, Russia and North America will be fucked?
Would be funny to see Africa and South America changing into the first world countries and the northern part of the world to completely collapse.
You know, in a not-funny-at-all kinda way.
[editline]7th May 2015[/editline]
In all seriousness, that video looks fucked.[/QUOTE]
Pretty much everywhere has very good potential to be majorly fucked, we still don't know what exactly will the increasing acidity do with oceans. You know, the oceans that are responsible for vast majority of our oxygen supply (and which are responsible for most of the CO2 scrubbing).
If the CO2 level increase causes decrease of the ability of oceans to scrub CO2, it's going to destabilize the entire biosphere and for all we know we could just choke and die in a few decades.
[QUOTE=TheRealRudy;47677208]yep that's the sign, time to leave this shithole of a planet and colonise the stars[/QUOTE]
Yes I'll just go jump in that spaceship in my backyard and head to the nearest star. Should only take a week or two, not [b]you know like several hundred if not thousands of years to get there[/b] even if the technology needed for such a voyage already exists in a spaceship on a launch pad right now. And that's if there is even another planet that can support life anywhere close by.
grow up
[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;47677353]If the CO2 level increase causes decrease of the ability of oceans to scrub CO2, it's going to destabilize the entire biosphere and for all we know we could just choke and die in a few decades.[/QUOTE]
Well no. While rising CO2 emissions is bad, it's not going to make the air literally unbreathable. Most of the effects involve things such as increased ocean acidity (which will damage coral reefs for instance) or adding to the greenhouse effect, which will make it warmer. There have been multiple times in earths history where the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere was much much higher than it is today, and the amount of oxygen in the air was comparable to today's.
Also most of the effects of climate change are longer term. Most of the ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are going to be around in a century (albeit hemorrhaging ice at a rapid rate), and probably for a few more centuries afterwards. As for the air however, we aren't at any risk of actually choking to death (unless you live in heavily polluted places such as certain Chinese cities).
its truly amazing what humanity can do when we all put our minds to one task
[editline]7th May 2015[/editline]
[QUOTE=Deng;47677396]Well no. While rising CO2 emissions is bad, it's not going to make the air literally unbreathable. Most of the effects involve things such as increased ocean acidity (which will damage coral reefs for instance) or adding to the greenhouse effect, which will make it warmer. There have been multiple times in earths history where the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere was much much higher than it is today, and the amount of oxygen in the air was comparable to today's.
Also most of the effects of climate change are longer term. Most of the ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are going to be around in a century (albeit hemorrhaging ice at a rapid rate), and probably for a few more centuries afterwards. As for the air however, we aren't at any risk of actually choking to death (unless you live in heavily polluted places such as certain Chinese cities).[/QUOTE]
good enough reason to not do anything at all because we'll all be dead by then, it won't matter!!
Of all the times to mess with the earths natural temperature we sure picked the worse time, during an inter-glacial when Earths temperature is already at its natural maximum. anthropocentric tampering is incredibly dangerous in a gradual way.
[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;47677405]good enough reason to not do anything at all because we'll all be dead by then, it won't matter!![/QUOTE]
That's not my point. The point is that his claim we are going to die in a few decades is massively overdramatized.
A real problem that's coming up shortly is going to be Bangladesh, which is a heavily and densely populated part of the world that's on a floodplain which is actually at risk of disasters induced by climate change in the next few decades.
why does it fluctuate so much each year
more co2 from heating in the winter?
[QUOTE=Wizards Court;47677247][video=youtube;x1SgmFa0r04]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1SgmFa0r04[/video]
the northern hemisphere is the most fucked up apparently :v:[/QUOTE]
Christ, in that video you can actually see the Amazonian rainforests breathing
Sad, but not surprising that companies world-wide would rather ignore climate change in favor of profits in the short term, rather than making their businesses practices eco-friendly and thereby allowing them to last longer.
As the sea levels rise and coastal regions are washed out, not only will millions of people be displaced, but so will entire industries. Corporate offices worth millions of dollars will be rendered useless, banks will be flooded, factories with all their tech will be useless... Why are they not thinking this shit through? Their actions now have direct impacts on their businesses and profits later. You'd think younger CEO's would at least try to protect their future interests a little by being proactive, but naw, we'll just let it happen and figure it out from there.
[QUOTE=Deng;47677421]That's not my point. The point is that his claim we are going to die in a few decades is massively overdramatized.
A real problem that's coming up shortly is going to be Bangladesh, which is a heavily and densely populated part of the world that's on a floodplain which is actually at risk of disasters induced by climate change in the next few decades.[/QUOTE]
wasn't meaning it to be your point, rather the point of far, [i]far[/i] too many people, especially of those people in power
Let's be honest, this was all going to happen eventually, but we're accelerating it to fuck all.
What if dinosaurs caused their own downfall?
Imagine a few million years in the future when Birds start taking over that they'll harvest our oil.
[QUOTE=valkery;47677431]Sad, but not surprising that companies world-wide would rather ignore climate change in favor of profits in the short term, rather than making their businesses practices eco-friendly and thereby allowing them to last longer.
As the sea levels rise and coastal regions are washed out, not only will millions of people be displaced, but so will entire industries. Corporate offices worth millions of dollars will be rendered useless, banks will be flooded, factories with all their tech will be useless... Why are they not thinking this shit through? Their actions now have direct impacts on their businesses and profits later. You'd think younger CEO's would at least try to protect their future interests a little by being proactive, but naw, we'll just let it happen and figure it out from there.[/QUOTE]
Because you know why? Going environmentally-friendly is more-expensive compared to not. That translates to higher product prices, so who do you really think is responsible? Surely not scumbag Steve and wanker Wayne who are stingy fuckers and don't care about how environmentally-friendly the product they buy is? And it gets better. Do you know who scumbag Steve and wanker Wayne vote for? Dinosaurs who still think global warming is a fairy tale, who in turn do little at all through legislation to fight climate change.
But sure, point the finger at the most convenient group you can. Them evil, soulless executives! Despite the fact that many CEOs and Directors are aware of climate change, that it's real, and you might find that many have implemented policies here and there to help fight it.
[QUOTE=Savant231A;47677427]Christ, in that video you can actually see the Amazonian rainforests breathing[/QUOTE]
Indeed, thank heavens we're cutting it down.
I blame China.
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