«So, tell me, Mike Childs, how do you propose to succour the exploding world populations without
increasing carbon dioxide in the air?
And in the process, they've made observations that have demonstrated beyond any reasonable doubt that
the increasing carbon dioxide in the air is from people burning coal, petroleum, and natural gas.
Not exact matches
• We are
increasing the amount of
carbon dioxide in the
air, causing changing climatic conditions and global warming.
The destruction of forests causes an
increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere due to the decomposition and burning of the forest and the fact that there are fewer trees to remove
carbon dioxide from the
air,
Since the 1960s, the amount of methane
in the
air has
increased by 1 % per year — twice as fast as the build up of
carbon dioxide.
Rebreathing exhaled
carbon dioxide trapped near an infant's airway by bedding has been suggested as a possible mechanism for the occurrence of SIDS
in at - risk infants and may occur with the use of soft bedding, covering the head during sleep, and use of the prone sleep position.9 - 12 Inadequate ventilation might facilitate pooling of
carbon dioxide around a sleeping infant's mouth and nose and might
increase the likelihood of rebreathing.13, 14
Increased movement of
air in the room of a sleeping infant may potentially decrease the accumulation of
carbon dioxide around the infant's nose and mouth and reduce the risk of rebreathing.10 A recent study15 showing a significantly reduced risk of SIDS associated with pacifier use further supports the importance of rebreathing as a risk factor for SIDS.
The risk of developing asthma was associated with
increases in the levels of nitrogen
dioxide and
carbon monoxide found
in traffic - related
air pollution.
For almost 100 years, Science News has been reporting the latest advances
in science, such as this week's cover story by reporter Laurel Hamers, «When bogs burn, the environment takes a hit,» on how the
increased frequency of bog fires worldwide is becoming a surprisingly large source of
air pollution and climate - warming
carbon dioxide.
In the past, some people have argued that the increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air would be partially offset by an increase in plant growth, caused by that additional (CO2): increased CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere should work like extra fertilizer and lead to increased plant growt
In the past, some people have argued that the
increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air would be partially offset by an increase in plant growth, caused by that additional (CO2): increased CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere should work like extra fertilizer and lead to increased plant growt
in carbon dioxide (CO2)
in the air would be partially offset by an increase in plant growth, caused by that additional (CO2): increased CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere should work like extra fertilizer and lead to increased plant growt
in the
air would be partially offset by an
increase in plant growth, caused by that additional (CO2): increased CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere should work like extra fertilizer and lead to increased plant growt
in plant growth, caused by that additional (CO2):
increased CO2 concentrations
in the atmosphere should work like extra fertilizer and lead to increased plant growt
in the atmosphere should work like extra fertilizer and lead to
increased plant growth.
The concentration of
carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases
in the
air will also
increase for the foreseeable future.
«
Increased carbon dioxide levels
in air restrict plants» ability to absorb nutrients.»
EVERY year, the amount of
carbon dioxide in our
air increases.
We know that
air pollution seriously damages human health and terrestrial ecosystems but this «new» source of soluble iron can potentially
increase the amount of
carbon dioxide stored
in the oceans and, thus, inadvertently offset global warming.»
The top 12 also included three areas of environmental concern:
air pollution by oxides of nitrogen and other combustion products; the
increase in carbon dioxide levels causing global warming; and urban waste.
By analyzing global water vapor and temperature satellite data for the lower atmosphere, Texas A&M University atmospheric scientist Andrew Dessler and his colleagues found that warming driven by
carbon dioxide and other gases allowed the
air to hold more moisture,
increasing the amount of water vapor
in the atmosphere.
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Air Act provisions excludedInternational CompetitivenessTax incentives for domestic auto industryFree allowances for trade - exposed industries, 2020
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This effect is caused by
increased levels of
carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons and other gases
in the
air, many of them released by human activity.
A compilation of surface measurements of downward longwave radiation from 1973 to 2008 find an
increasing trend of more longwave radiation returning to earth, attributed to
increases in air temperature, humidity and atmospheric
carbon dioxide (Wang 2009).
Since the nineteenth century, the concentrations of
carbon dioxide in the
air increased by 30 %, doubled the methane and nitrous oxide have risen 15 %.
The Keeling Curve, a famous graph named after scientist Charles David Keeling, measures the
increase in carbon dioxide concentration
in the
air since 1958; it is considered the bedrock of global warming science because it is generally believed that there is a direct correlation between
increasing levels of
carbon dioxide and global warming.
A new study by Stanford University atmospheric scientist Mark Jacobson has revealed that worsening
air pollution and higher
carbon dioxide emissions go hand -
in - hand - the results suggest intensifying global warming will
increase the number of smog - related deaths.
Based on findings related to oceanic acidity levels during the PETM and on calculations about the cycling of
carbon among the oceans,
air, plants and soil, Dickens and co-authors Richard Zeebe of the University of Hawaii and James Zachos of the University of California - Santa Cruz determined that the level of
carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
increased by about 70 percent during the PETM.
Human - made greenhouse gas emissions today are enormous, especially
carbon dioxide (CO2), with annual emissions of over 8 Gigatons of
carbon and average annual
increases of about 2 ppm (parts per million) of CO2
in the
air.
We're still dumping gigatons of
carbon dioxide in the
air every year, and the amount
increases at a steady and measurable level.
In the meantime, it gives clear insights into what scientists see happening to the planet's climate as human industrial activities, as well as land - use changes, pump
increasing amounts of
carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the
air.
Callendar, personal notes, Nov. 1960, Schove - Callendar Collection, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK, quoted by Peter Brimblecombe and Ian Langford, «Guy Steward [sic] Callendar and the
increase in global
carbon dioxide,» paper presented at meeting of
Air & Waste Management Association, San Antonio, Texas, June 1995 (paper 95 - WA74A.02, available from AWMA).
... How does an
increasing amount of
carbon dioxide in the
air affect coral reefs
in the Coral Triangle?
During this same period of time the amount of
carbon dioxide in air increased by 21.6 percent.
They also had to consider the
air traffic lanes between Europe and the Americas, the changes according to season, and the projected rates of
increase in carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere.
These facts help explain why,
in spite of the Earth's
air temperature
increasing to a level that the IPCC claims is unprecedented
in the the past millennium or more, a recent study by Randall et al. (2013) found that the 14 % extra
carbon dioxide fertilization caused by human emissions between 1982 and 2010 caused an average worldwide
increase in vegetation foliage by 11 % after adjusting the data for precipitation effects.
This possibility was first suspected
in 1985 by Charles Keeling, the scientist whose meticulous record of the content of the
air atop Mauna Loa
in Hawaii first alerted the world to the
increasing concentration of
carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
The 18 million tons of extra
carbon dioxide emitted from gas - powered plants providing replacement power for the loss of San Onofre mainly comes from out - of - state providers, so there is no substantial
increase in local
air pollution.
The ad's message is as clear as America's
air: Thanks to
increasing use of clean, affordable natural gas, U.S. emissions of
carbon dioxide from electricity generation — a major source of the greenhouse gas — are at their lowest level
in 25 years.
With more
carbon dioxide in the
air, plants grow better
in warmer and cooler temperatures and wetter and drier soils, make better use of soil nutrients, and resist diseases and pests better,
increasing their fruit production, expanding their range, and greening the earth.
What's so frightening to them is that after one of the regular warming periods begins, they can see (
in air bubbles trapped
in glaciers from those past times) that CO2 starts
increasing, and they know that this is because of the warming and thawing of vast natural stores of
carbon dioxide in the oceans — as well as
in the frozen or frigid earth of the northern tundra.
If those emissions had simply accumulated
in the
air, the concentration of
carbon dioxide would have
increased from 280 parts per million (ppm), as it was before the Industrial Revolution, to about 550 ppm today.
Without
increasing all of these nutrients merely
increasing carbon dioxide in the greenhouse's
air will not produce fast growing, nutritious crops.
Starting
in January 2011, large industrial facilities that must already obtain Clean
Air Act permits for non-GHGs must also include GHG requirements
in these permits if they are newly constructed and have the potential to emit 75,000 tons per year of
carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) or more or if they make changes at the facility that
increase GHG emissions by that amount.
Moonbats: «Jacobson found that domes of
increased carbon dioxide concentrations — discovered to form above cities more than a decade ago — cause local temperature
increases that
in turn
increase the amounts of local
air pollutants, raising concentrations of health - damaging ground - level ozone as well as particles
in urban
air.»
Surface measurements of downward longwave radiation A compilation of surface measurements of downward longwave radiation from 1973 to 2008 find an
increasing trend of more longwave radiation returning to earth, attributed to
increases in air temperature, humidity and atmospheric
carbon dioxide (Wang 2009).
Leaf area index, which is also enhanced by
increasing atmospheric
carbon dioxide, was the second most important factor, contributing an additional 21.8 percent, followed by climate change (precipitation and
air temperature together) and the fraction of photosynthetically active radiation, which accounted for the remaining 18.3 and 14.6 percent
increase in NPP, respectively.
At the same time the amount of
carbon dioxide in the
air increased by 21.6 percent.
A compilation of surface measurements of downward longwave radiation from 1973 to 2008 find an
increasing trend of more longwave radiation returning to earth, attributed to
increases in air temperature, humidity and atmospheric
carbon dioxide (Wang 2009).
The fact that organic agriculture systems also absorb and retain significant amounts of
carbon in the soil has implications for global warming, Pimentel said, pointing out that soil
carbon in the organic systems
increased by 15 to 28 percent, the equivalent of taking about 3,500 pounds of
carbon dioxide per hectare out of the
air.
Since you have explained why my explanations don't hold water, how would you explain the
increased temperature
in the bottle filled with
carbon dioxide vs.
air?
So, consistent with previous research, the study finds that trees can use water more efficiently when there's more
carbon dioxide in the
air, which makes their rate of photosynthesis
increase.
A new report evaluating
air pollution trends at the nation's 100 largest electric power producers shows that emissions of sulfur
dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) have fallen markedly
in recent years, but
carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
increased and will likely spike
in coming years.
Increasing wind generation to the levels of the Study Scenario simultaneously reduces
carbon dioxide emissions, improves
air quality resulting
in lower levels of illness and premature loss of life, and reduces demand on water resources.
The researchers discovered a temperature
increase of just 1 degree Celsius
in near - surface
air temperatures
in the tropics leads to an average annual growth rate of atmospheric
carbon dioxide equivalent to one - third of the annual global emissions from combustion of fossil fuels and deforestation combined.
The research also counters the optimistic projections of some climate change sceptics, who argue that more
carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will
increase plant growth, as they take up
carbon from the
air for photosynthesis.