Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that contributes greatly to the Earth’s temperature to rise, therefore heavily impacting climate change. Carbon dioxide is also known to react with water molecules which fluctuates the ocean’s pH level. The drop in pHI in the oceans, known as ocean acidification, has lowered from 8.21 to 8.10 since the Industrial Revolution. This is a significant change because a change of o:1 in pH indicates a 30% increase in acidity of the oceans. Another impact carbon dioxide has on the climate is through atmospheric carbon levels. Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were estimated to be 412.5 parts per million in 2020. The global atmospheric carbon dioxide level has increased by 12% over the past 20 years. The present day levels of carbon dioxide are higher than they have been in 3 million years when conditions were hugely different in terms of the sea level and the regular temperature of the globe. The reason that the atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are so high today is due to the burning of fossil fuels that are returning carbon to the atmosphere at a higher rate that makes it increasingly difficult for the atmosphere to remove all of the carbon through its natural processes alone. This amount of carbon dioxide warms the Earth and contributes to other greater factors that are putting the Earth at risk. Atmospheric carbon dioxide may exceed goo parts per million by the end of this century if global energy demands continue at the rate they are going at or even increase.
Works Cited:
https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/carbon-dioxide/
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-atmospheric-carbon-dioxide
it is very disheartening to hear about the long term effects of co2 and global warming, but I think it is very important to stay informed.
I didn’t know the ocean acidification was that bad! This connects with Owen’s post on coral bleaching/coral reef destruction. Hopefully we can reverse some of these climate change effects, and more importantly stop them before they get too severe!
Wow this blog post is really eye-opening. I never realized that something as seemingly small as the PH change can have such drastic affects on the level of ocean acidity. The end of your blog post too is very important in terms of learning about the very real dangers the planet faces if something doesn’t change.
I had never thought about the effects of excess carbon dioxide on the ocean before! It is definitely proof that global warming affects every aspect of out world and how dangerous it will be if we don’t do something about climate change sooner rather than later.
I wonder how this global energy demand might shift with the Ukraine and Russia war? will there be more incentive to look for more green energy?
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