Originally Posted by
jlboyell
Whether this was a product of climate change or not, who knows, who cares. It was an anomaly, anomalies happen. But to use the geological record as an evidence against climate change is wrong. In the last 800,000 years it hasn't been this high. Humans did not live 800,000 years ago. The earth doesn't care what we do, we aren't destroying the earth. We are destroying where we can live, and eventually, the climate will be unable to sustain our population. The earth will shake us off, and over millions of years normalize. But for the sake of self preservation, lets see where all this pesky CO2 comes from.
OCTANE:
C18H18 + (O2+3.76N2) = CO2 + H2O + N2
CETANE:
2 C16H34 + 49 O2 = 32 CO2 + 34 H2O
METHANE:
CH4 + O2 = CO2 + H20
It's fairly simple stoichiometry that shows how in the last 200 or so years CO2 levels have risen. Generally, in our past, higher CO2 levels mean higher average temp. (Dinosaurs in eastern Montana, giant bugs, a lot of ferns) It's not rocket science to see where this is going, shit its not even rock science. I generally don't like to argue about this because it only adds validation that there are two sides, but come the fuck on. Climate change deniers should be in the same boat as the flat earthers, ridiculed for stupidity. And though you may do really cool stuff on a pair of skis, your critical thinking skills and gullibility should be mocked.
