Comments on: Our climate unsafe beyond 350 ppm atmospheric CO2 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2008/10/30/our-climate-unsafe-beyond-350-ppm-atmospheric-co2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-climate-unsafe-beyond-350-ppm-atmospheric-co2 Climate science and climate change information - West Coast Climate Equity is dedicated to providing facts about the causes of climate change and the evidence for global warming. We report the latest climate science news, information, research and studies to educate about the true impact of dangerous climate change on our world. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:25:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: S. Studenberg http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2008/10/30/our-climate-unsafe-beyond-350-ppm-atmospheric-co2/comment-page-1/#comment-4265 S. Studenberg Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:47:51 +0000 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=869#comment-4265 There seems to be a cotradiction here. Higher CO2 will cause plants to develop quicker. More plants, more oxigen released and more CO2 absorbed. So despite all the complaining what is reality ---- <blockquote>Even if the only thing changing were C02 your point would still not be true since higher C02 levels affect different plants in different ways. As it happens also changing is temperature, moisture, seasonality and attendant cues, precipitation, and so on. See <a href="http://www.skepticalscience.com/co2-plant-food.htm" rel="nofollow">Skeptical Science</a> for a primer on why this Denier meme is nonsense.</blockquote> There seems to be a cotradiction here. Higher CO2 will cause plants to develop quicker. More plants, more oxigen released and more CO2 absorbed. So despite all the complaining what is reality
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Even if the only thing changing were C02 your point would still not be true since higher C02 levels affect different plants in different ways. As it happens also changing is temperature, moisture, seasonality and attendant cues, precipitation, and so on.

See Skeptical Science for a primer on why this Denier meme is nonsense.

]]> By: List References and Excerpts to Accompany Briefing Paper on Global Warming | West Coast Climate Equity http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2008/10/30/our-climate-unsafe-beyond-350-ppm-atmospheric-co2/comment-page-1/#comment-386 List References and Excerpts to Accompany Briefing Paper on Global Warming | West Coast Climate Equity Sun, 18 Jan 2009 23:25:18 +0000 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=869#comment-386 [...] Earth’s ecosystems and biodiversity are sending multiple signals that essentially confirm 350 ppm as the limit. Unquestionably we are beyond where we should be.  Nature is on the move all over the planet, with species changing their natural history (e.g. earlier blooming) and their geographical location (e.g. often moving northward and up in altitude). We have also begun to see abrupt threshold change in ecosystems. Coral reefs are being bleached all over the globe as the fundamental coral animal-alga partnership of reef systems breaks down at warmer temperatures. Evergreen forests in western North America and in Europe are experiencing major tree mortality as a longer summer tilts the balance against the trees in favor of bark beetles. Thomas E. Lovejoy, Tim Flannery, Achim Steiner, International Herald Tribune, We did it, we can undo it, 27 October 2008, http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=869 [...] [...] Earth’s ecosystems and biodiversity are sending multiple signals that essentially confirm 350 ppm as the limit. Unquestionably we are beyond where we should be.  Nature is on the move all over the planet, with species changing their natural history (e.g. earlier blooming) and their geographical location (e.g. often moving northward and up in altitude). We have also begun to see abrupt threshold change in ecosystems. Coral reefs are being bleached all over the globe as the fundamental coral animal-alga partnership of reef systems breaks down at warmer temperatures. Evergreen forests in western North America and in Europe are experiencing major tree mortality as a longer summer tilts the balance against the trees in favor of bark beetles. Thomas E. Lovejoy, Tim Flannery, Achim Steiner, International Herald Tribune, We did it, we can undo it, 27 October 2008, http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=869 [...]

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