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Tag Archives: carbon dioxide
Rising levels of CO2 could exacerbate malnutrition
argylesock says… Climate change is happening. We humans caused it. Here’s yet another way that climate change threatens people, especially poor people. [Edit] I looked up the original paper (behind a paywall, but my University library has a subscription) and … Continue reading
Posted in food, human health, weather and climate
Tagged America, Asia, biofortification, carbon dioxide, child, climate, corn, crop variety, field pea, food quality, grain, iron, legume, maize, nutrition, plant_dicot, plant_monocot, poverty, research, rice, selective breeding, sorghum, soya, staple food, vegetable, wheat, zinc
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Scientists Say Increase In Vegetation In The World’s Desert Regions Is Most Likely Caused By High Levels of Carbon Dioxide
Originally posted on Emerging Truth:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2334723/Dramatic-rise-plant-growth-worlds-deserts-rising-C02-levels.html Dramatic rise in plant growth in world’s deserts could be down to rising C02 levels Researchers studied satellite images between 1982 and 2010 Regions which have seen a rise in plant growth include Africa,…
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Tagged carbon dioxide, climate, data, desert, ecosystem, technology, temperature, vegetation
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Greenhouse gases from agriculture and livestock
Agriculture and livestock emit greenhouse gases. Those are the gases which lead to global warming. Agriculture and livestock emit methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2). Laura Reynolds at the independent Worldwatch Institute tells us that agriculture and … Continue reading
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Tagged agroforestry, carbon, carbon dioxide, climate, development, farmer, forest, greenhouse gas, land use, livestock, methane, nitrous oxide, population, prosperity, woodland
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Climate sensitivity is now irrelevant
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Tagged carbon dioxide, climate, knowledge, methane, politics, temperature
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Fact sheet on ocean acidification
Ocean Acidification Key points Increasing amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) are being absorbed at the sea surface. When this CO2 enters the ocean it rapidly goes through a series of chemical reactions which lowers the pH of the surface … Continue reading
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Tagged air, algae, alien species, carbon dioxide, climate, ecosystem, invasive species, pH, sea, temperature
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