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originally posted by: LittleByLittle
a reply to: scraedtosleep
To increase the plant growing of we need more CO2 in the air not less. 400ppm is a low level for maximizing food production. There is a reason carbon dioxide is added in greenhouse.
originally posted by: LittleByLittle
a reply to: FyreByrd
If we take Eastern sea in Europe as an example:
Is the reason we have extreme growth of algaes because of increased carbon dioxide or because we are dumping an extreme amount of fertilizer into the ocean or both.
To much fertilization:
www.dw.com...
To reduce algae growth we should stop dumping fertilizers in the oceans and put it where it is supposed to be.
originally posted by: LittleByLittle
a reply to: scraedtosleep
To minimize the creation of Hurricanes humanity should probably implement a real climate adjustment project.
Desalt water from the oceans and use it to create a green Sahara.
response.restoration.noaa.gov...
To increase the plant growing of we need more CO2 in the air not less. 400ppm is a low level for maximizing food production. There is a reason carbon dioxide is added in greenhouse.
To make sure the CO2 level do not drop if we grown an extreme amount of plants in the Sahara we probably should compensate by burning coal and oil so that food production do not suffer by starving the plants of the needed CO2.
The problem is logistics.
Amidst political tensions, an estimated 18 million people across DPRK continue to suffer from food insecurity and undernutrition, as well as a lack of access to basic services. Recurrent natural hazards – particularly extended droughts punctuated by near-annual floods – exacerbate and create new humanitarian needs. As a result people have crucial, unmet food, nutrition, health and, water, sanitation and hygiene needs.
originally posted by: amazing
This is a discussion that we need to have, whether you believe in man made global warming or not.
Idiots, like Rick Scott in florida, won't even let government officials use the term 'Climate Change".
originally posted by: xuenchen
a reply to: CB328
The Human Species has at least another 25000 years to go before they solve every single problem.
originally posted by: amazing
This is a discussion that we need to have, whether you believe in man made global warming or not.
Idiots, like Rick Scott in florida, won't even let government officials use the term 'Climate Change".
We all know the climate goes through drastic changes. We all know that we're in the middle of a warming cycle.
All that really means is that some areas will be warmer, more arid, less likely to yield crops and other areas will be colder, wetter. We have a good idea of what's going to happen where.
We should have some good high level discussions on what that will cause and what will be our response. We should also have a discussion on Food. We know there is enough food on earth to feed everyone, generally we waste thousands of tons of food per week. The problem is logistics.
Could abrupt climate change lead to human extinction within 10 years?
McPherson, author of Going Dark, has even predicted the near-term extinction of many species, including human beings, by the middle of 2026.
It's because of something called abrupt climate change, also known as nonlinear climate change.
This results when feedback loops caused by rising atmospheric greenhouse gas levels cause the climate system to rapidly transition to a different mode, occurring on a scale that human or natural systems cannot adapt to.
Because normal Climate Change has evolved into something it is not...
But I say , get rid of all that nasty pollutant CO2
No more having to use my weekend time for yard work...
originally posted by: scraedtosleep
originally posted by: CB328
Here is some more proof of the harm done by climate change. Of course Irma destroying Florida citrus crops will only make things worse. Eleven percent of the world population doesn't have enough food, this at a time when corporations and the wealthy are raking in record profits. This disproves both the myth that climate change doesn't exist and the myth that capitalism provides for everyone's needs.
www.msn.com...
While I do believe in climate change I disagree that we do not have enough land devoted to producing food. Humans today possess the technological means to grow more than enough food for all current humans. Here are some examples from japan.
www.hortidaily.com...
news.nationalgeographic.com...
Food scarcity is more about logistics and the economy driving prices than an issue of not enough food.
Since this is a climate change thread I'll say this. I believe that humans are contributing to how the climate acts though they are not the only or main cause. I worry more about pollution than co2 build up. I will always be on board with any person that wont's to stop companies from polluting our land, water, or air in any way.
originally posted by: xuenchen
a reply to: FyreByrd
Sounds like another crackpot scientific estimation.
Another recent study by mathematical biologist Irakli Loladze analyzed data from thousands of “free-air CO2 enrichment experiments” on 130 different species of food plants and found that increased CO2 reduced overall mineral (nutrient) content across the board. “People don't need large quantities of the manganese or potassium they get from plants, but they do need some,” comments David Berreby on BigThink.com in response to Loladze’s findings. “And for billions of people, plants are their only source.”