How I got personally affected by global climate change

[DaveinOlyWA]

changing CO2 concentrations will affect everything, plants, animals, insects, microbes, bacteria, etc...

its predicted that most of these changes will be unwelcomed by Man.


the problems we have here is that Nature strives to create a balance that we can all live with. unfortunately, our contributions to CO2 is forcing Nature to work OT to keep up. that worked until we decided that rain forrests could be put to better use besides its intended purpose as a weather and atmosphere buffer

[F8L]

Originally Posted by Felt

With a few exceptions, I do not believe that man has any ability to alter global environmental events. Man may be able to modify specific areas, for example during WWII, I have read that rain often followed intense bombardments; and the climate certainly was modified briefly in Japan following the A-bomb. But man cannot stop, or change even the path of a hurricane; deminish a severe rain storm; or reduce the frequency of lightning.

I'm sure if the tiny phytoplankton of the oceans or even little chloroplasts could think they likely would agree with you on an individual level but in mass numbers these tiny photosynthetic organelles and organisms have a huge affect on global environmental events. Humans are no different except that they have a will.

[ShellyT]

Originally Posted by burritos

But does that mean the CO2 is being sequestered by the ivy?

Maybe some, but a big portion of the the CO2 taken into a plant is used to make make sugar. Actually, all of it is. I meant 'most of the sugar made' there.

Well most of the sugar is used for the same reason we use it. To burn it as fuel during respiration, which produces CO2 as a waste product.