Debbie Goldsmith 🏳️‍⚧️♾️🇺🇦Mar 2

Oh goodie.

TL;DR: excess CO₂ in the atmosphere is altering human blood chemistry. It will exceed healthy limits within 50 years if we continue pumping CO₂ into the atmosphere at current rates.

Not to mention what it will do to people who are already unhealthy, and to animal life in general.

And no, beyond a certain level it’s not good for plants, either. That's another myth.

But yeah, let's keep burning gas and oil, and eating meat.

EDIT: see my addendum downthread.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11869-026-01918-5

Carbon dioxide overload, detected in human blood, suggests a potentially toxic atmosphere within 50 years - Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health

Anthropogenic activities are increasing the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. There is mounting experimental evidence that lifetime exposur

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Show threadAllie!

@dgoldsmith the worst part is someone is going to see this and think they should create a startup that eventually makes portable oxygen fashionable and/or begins development on oxygenated air flow systems for the ultra wealthy in their homes and businesses.

I fear the root cause is never going to be fixed in our lifetime and it’s already reached runaway, but there was a lot of good data in that paper.

Mar 2 at 5:44amWeb
Show threadDebbie Goldsmith 🏳️‍⚧️♾️🇺🇦Mar 2
@dotsie If this happens portable oxygen is not going to save anyone. It won't stop the usual types from trying, of course.
Show threadDebbie Goldsmith 🏳️‍⚧️♾️🇺🇦Mar 2
@dotsie The problem is not lack of oxygen, it's the presence of too much CO₂.
Show threadpinkmoonMar 2

@dgoldsmith @dotsie

In the 70s and 80s, environmental protection was already a big topic in school, especially with regard to the consequences for the future. Unfortunately, little has changed in this regard to date.