What the researchers found was that yes, there have been periods of elevated CO2 in the atmosphere far beyond ‘normal’ range – but those levels pale in comparison to what we’re now facing thanks to anthropogenic greenhouse-gas emissions.

While the team identified that, over 50,000 years, the natural ebb and flow of CO2 in the atmosphere did increase by an estimated 14 parts per million across 55 years, every 7,000 years or so. Now, CO2 levels jump that same amount every five to six years.

Essentially, CO2 levels are now increasing at a rate that’s 10 times faster than at any point in the last 50,000 years.

  • @breadsmasher
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    1915 days ago

    which corporation will you mercenary for, when the water wars come?

    • @Son_of_dad
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      414 days ago

      Nestle gonna have the most food, water and resources so them I guess

      • @Noodle07
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        114 days ago

        If you’re fine with indentured servitude for it

        • @Son_of_dad
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          113 days ago

          As opposed to the indentured servitude I live in now?

          • @Noodle07
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            213 days ago

            It’s Nestlé, you can count on them to make it worse 👌

    • @Ledivin
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      215 days ago

      It’s fine, I’ll be Nestle’s Chief Water Officer and living large at the expense of everyone else.

    • @Cypher
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      114 days ago

      I will be a freelancer, selling my services to the highest bidder regardless of long term environmental damage or human cost.

      Just to enjoy the vicious cycle that got us into the mess in the first place.