
How Climate Change Will Affect Plants
While elevated levels of CO2 can help plants grow, the impacts of climate change mean itâs not all good news for the plant world.
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Your claims have been rebutted numerous times. You have chosen to not respond, then you commence engagement on a topic without so much as an acknowledgement of the comments provided to you.
You are not acting in good faith.
Nurseries literally pump Co2 into their hothouses for that very reason:
While elevated levels of CO2 can help plants grow, the impacts of climate change mean itâs not all good news for the plant world.
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@Bomber1408 the overwhelming majority of Blitz are in support of the science consensus. Fair enough, surely. I do wonder if supporters would retrospectively support science when the consensus was the opposite in decades gone by. I would say yes, and given what was presented/available at that time thatâs fair enough too as much as it may indicate quite the swing. The raw data should be the driver, which is clearly in support of warming, as unfortunately is the remaining âdataâ which is often compensated incorrectly or just needless propaganda. Some tidal height data which often compares satellite altimetry data with tidal gauges/stations and other historical crude measurement methods directly without any appropriate compensation modelling has been swallowed by science and supporters like the water it measures. I can understand the frustration there. Not many of us have the time or inclination to model the data, so deferring to a consensus is a pretty robust approach.
The ecosystem is the issue. You know, that thing that feeds us all.
This northern summer has been horrendous, but next summer is probably going to be worse. Multiple breadbasket failures arenât too far away. I donât think many people understand the ramifications of what that would mean.
The boreal forest is being decimated before our very eyes, such an important part of our planetâs ecosystem is potentially going to become grasslands.
Changes are happening at great speed, yet even people that belive that climate change is real think there are many decades before it gets serious.
Things are serious now.
I do wonder if supporters would retrospectively support science when the consensus was the opposite in decades gone by.
This line of thinking is incorrect. There was never any scientific consensus on âglobal cooling.â The warming effect of CO2 has been known since the mid-1800s, and the warming implications of persistent fossil fuel use have been known since the early 1900s.
The scientific consensus has been consistent for much longer than many realise
It also doesnât really matter even if it did. Science follows the evidence, even if it did suggest something different than present, thatâs only because we have better data and evidence with which to make more informed conclusions.
Critical thinking should be a mandatory part of early education, so many people completely lack it
That is an excellent point, it really should not matter.
However the âglobal cooling hysteriaâ is a cornerstone of denialist thought on the subject, so itâs worth refuting all the same.
Weâre also about to experience an intense cold front. This kind of journalism is trash
It also doesnât really matter even if it did. Science follows the evidence, even if it did suggest something different than present, thatâs only because we have better data and evidence with which to make more informed conclusions.
Critical thinking should be a mandatory part of early education, so many people completely lack it
That was my point.
Study finds âdirect evidenceâ of polar amplification on continent as scientists warn of implications of ice loss
âFaster than expectedâ
I wish I had a dollar for every time Iâve heard a climate scientist say that over the last few months.
You could buy yourself a boat.
Yeah, probably going to need one.
Just in the last 72 hours:
The death toll from severe flooding in central Greece rose to 10 people Friday, while another four remained missing, the country's civil protection minister said. Rescue crews in helicopters and boatsâŚ
Schools closed and people urged to stay at home as rain causes havoc across the hilly and densely-populated territory.
Over thirty people are dead after heavy rains and floods in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, state governor Eduardo Leite said Wednesday.
That is insanity
From wilting wheat to stressed pollinators, US farmers and fishermen see unexpected climate effects
The government should develop new water interconnections and transfers between basins and invest in expanding and modernizing water storage as well as irrigation infrastructure, Fiab said in the statement.
Water levels at Lake Titicaca â the highest navigable lake in the world and South Americaâs largest â are dropping precipitously after an unprecedented winter heat wave. The shocking decline is affecting tourism, fishing and agriculture, which locals...
Lake Titicaca is funny, and not just because of the name: your eyes say ocean due to the sheer size, but your nose smells no salt.
Itâs every â â â â â â â day now. Thousands of people with hopes and dreams are gone.
Deadly storm winds and heavy floods have hit Libya over the past two days, with estimates of the number of people killed ranging from hundreds to thousands.