Post #521267
2026-03-02 01:12 UTC
The results of the study that this article reports upon is that if atmospheric CO₂ levels continue to rise at the current rate then within several decades (50-odd years) our blood chemistry will be altered such that healthy homeostasis will be compromised.
So if you are concerned about water scarcity, sea level rise, damage due to floods and storms, crop failures, war, pestilence, and mass migrations here is something to add to the list of things driving us all toward a mass extinction event.
Stop fossil fuels. Stop war.
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-carbon-dioxide-human-blood.html
Replies (5)
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@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz 2026-03-02 01:15
@cousinsd wow, that's sobering news.
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@EthicalProfessor@mstdn.social 2026-03-03 17:49
@cousinsd Virtually every GOP member: "Don't forget! Global warming is a hoax!"
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@Jamoteusz@mastodon.com.pl 2026-03-03 21:48
@cousinsd Thanck Off! you Mustard!
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@ketmorco@fosstodon.org 2026-03-03 21:50
@cousinsd fun fact, we feel the need to breathe not because we need more O2, but because we have too much CO2. So if you feel like you're suffocating... You are 🙃
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@elasticsoul@mastodon.social 2026-03-04 00:11
@cousinsd Mother Nature not going down without a fight: "if atmospheric CO₂ levels continue to rise at the current rate then within several decades (50-odd years) our blood chemistry will be altered such that healthy homeostasis will be compromised." #ClimateChange