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Doubling of CO2 Not So Tragic After All?

Posted by samzenpus on from the let-the-flame-war-begin dept.

carvalhao writes "The Register reports on a study from NASA and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that claims that new climate models that account for the effects of increased CO2 levels on plant growth result on a 1.64 C increase for a doubling of CO2 concentrations, a far less gloomy scenario than previously considered."

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  1. Re:1,64? by Yvan256 · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, dumbass, that's celsius coordinates.

  2. Re:ocean acidification by 19thNervousBreakdown · · Score: 5, Funny

    Are now the world's largest champagne jacuzzi, yes.

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  3. Re:1,64? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes. If you imagine the Celsius scale horizontally from left to right, then 1,64 is 1 unit to the right of the freezing point of water, and 64 units up.

  4. Re:where does the burden of proof lie? by turbidostato · · Score: 5, Funny

    "And I say that lowering the levels of CO2 will cause fairies to explode into flower scented farts. The burden of proof is on you to prove that it won't happen."

    OK, I'll do. Lowering the levels of CO2 from current 380ppm to 280ppm will put them as they were by the year 1800 and it's known fairies didn't explode back then.

    Your turn.