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Earth Oxygen levels are dropping. Plankton to save Humanity.
By, Uwe Paschen.
The Problem with partial news in Science is that We do often see article claming this find or that result and every one that is not working with in science and research, jumps up or down screaming murder or glory. One day endorsing some thing and the next dismissing it all again with out checking nor knowing the facts or the detail and their implication nor their context.
CJ are great for that, they either, endorse some thing or dismiss it all together regardless of its merit or credential. Just based on their mood or inclinations. The truth and the facts stay on the roadside forgotten and ignored. Why so many Scientist are rather disillusioned with society and its arrogance to be all informed and knowledgeable when in fact most are rather misinformed and ignorant.
Climate change is a great topic totally mishandled by the media at large and the CJ in specific. Not understanding the diverse cycles and data, yet claming to be all knowledgeable and objective, when in fact the key to science is the continuous questioning of the knowledge and trying to prove it be on any doubt to the scientific community in order for it to be able to stand. Yet, revising the finds and observation as well as the proof. And this with every new find and additional knowledge that is added each day.
Why a good scientist will always questioned its own work and that of others even once proven to be true and reproducible in models and reality. Since it may work in all the areas tried and yet would it always be so? Even under unique conditions. We spend 70 years questioning Einstein his famous equation of relativity and tried to see if it would always be true or just in some or most cases, we put that equation upside down at times believing we may have fund a flaw and the press went nuts “he was wrong!” No, that is not what any one said, what was said is that “we may have fund a Flaw.” Then we proved that the equation does work in the calculation of space anomalies and the Press shouted “he was right be on any doubt.” No, again that is not what has been said, “we proved it to be true in some more applications.” Is what was said.
Same does go for articles or excerpts of news related to climate change. the other day I read an article about plankton, which was mixing thing up and misinforming. As I read the article at first I though it was about an older research to use plankton to rebalance the Ocean PH and it stated that this would be done in large scale to save the Ocean and reduce green house gases. So I said this cannot work, since the plankton falls to the bottom and becomes sediment, there for not releasing any calcium Carbonate.
Upon further digging up on information, it was about a project to help us produce more Oxygen since we are being depleting the Oxygen available by burning fossil fuels, creating water vapours, that will be causing more green house gases then CO2 could. The Current Oxygen levels are around 20.9%, this is well explained in Atmospheric Oxygen, Giant Paleozoic Insects and the Evolution of Aerial Locomotor Performance by R. Dudley, JExB, show a high of about 35% just before the beginning of the Permian, with a rapid decline to a low of about 13-14% near the beginning of the Triassic, then a small spike at about 17% in mid Triassic, another drop to about 14-15% early in the Jurassic, a sudden climb to about 21% by mid-Jurassic, then a gentle climb to about 26% early in the Tertiary, and a rather constant, steady decline to the present “20.9%.”Even now, we are not necessarily assured of a more-than-20-per cent oxygen level in the air at all times.
We have been losing oxygen levels due to the burning of Fossil fuels, especially Goal and Oil. This is a serious issue since we used to have 21.4% oxygen only a century ago. Should the oxygen level fall down below 19% then we would suffocate, and this could very well happen since Oxygen levels are still decreasing today, and still due to fusil fuel burning.
Should you wonder what all this has to do with plankton, I am getting there. http://www.trufax.org/general/oxygen.html.
Source of Half Earth’s Oxygen Gets Little Credit, being Plankton and more specifically Phytoplankton that are the base of what scientists refer to as oceanic biological productivity, meaning what allows life to exist such as us mammals and fish and so on. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/06/0607_040607_phytoplankton.html
Now the Oxygen depletion is a very serious issue. Why there are two projects under way trying to save us from suffocating so to speak. One is using Phytoplankton to absorb Carbon, lock it up and releasee the Oxygen. The Plankton would be increased or stimulated by putting large amounts or Iron Sulphate into the Ocean. This would actually not have any negative side effect on the oceans since we used to have a lot more plankton in the oceans two centuries ago then we do today. Again, this in large part due to pollution and Pollution induced climate changes. Why the plan to Farm produce massive amounts of Plankton, release them, in order to increase the Oxygen levels back to what they where one century ago. Alternatively, at least stopping the Oxygen levels from dropping any further as they all ready are.
The second project under way is Turning Carbon Dioxide into Fuel, this is done through solar power, since the more CO2 we produce, the more of the free oxygen in the atmosphere we deplete. Even though the CO2 may not be a driving factor for global warming it is the may factor for another and possibly much worse problem: death by insufficient oxygen, plainly put suffocation.
The plankton will help save us and it is not some scientist gone mad, yes the problems are that serious and no, most are not aware because they do not want to be nor are willing to listen or learn. Just worrying about the next vacation to the Bahamas is blist and meanwhile complaining about mad scientist trying to ruin the day by attempting to save Humanity from itself. Maybe we should just pull the plug and let most go under wile trying to save only a few.
See also:
Man-made Global Warming - The Debate is not over!
Water Vapor Rules the Greenhouse System
Astrophysicist Links Temperature Change with Sun’s Energy Output
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Most RecentMost Recommended Comments (32)
at 16:43 on January 26th, 2009
Mighty are the little ones!
What does CJ stand for?
at 17:49 on January 26th, 2009
CJ, stands for Citizen Journalist. Thank you for the read, Comment and R here Sara, much appreciated. And yes, mighty are the little ones in deed.
at 17:23 on January 26th, 2009
Thanks for a well reported important story.
Environment could be the biggest issue og this century.
at 17:55 on January 26th, 2009
Good report.
at 22:09 on January 26th, 2009
Thank you for the insight into what this all means.
at 05:40 on January 27th, 2009
Good stuff Paschen
at 05:46 on January 27th, 2009
Guess what guys and gals.....how much global warming is attributed to using Nowpublic.com? We use 24 hr. around the clock news writing. Guess what powers our computers? Coal.....Is there such a thing as a bike computer?
Rev.
at 05:54 on January 27th, 2009
That is actually a very good point you are bringing up here, every search uses at least 100 watt and unless some one uses renewable energy to power their computer, yes it is most likely powered by Coal or Nuclear power and depending on the search engine used most of them need the grind and a few such as Google do use Solar power to 80% as far as I remember. Now in central Europe the chair of renewable energy would be over 15% today.
In Japan it is about 8% and nuclear making up over 50%.
at 18:01 on March 12th, 2009
I think modern computers use much less than 100 watts, and especially if you are using a LED display which I use. The LED display is less than 10 watts. Your computer does not use 100 watts for every search, we would quickly notice that one with the monthly power bill.
Also its a good idea to turn of your computer overnight or when you will be away for sometime, which I do.
Your post is a good read
at 16:31 on January 27th, 2009
So right on. Cheers for this one.
at 02:27 on January 28th, 2009
Great post, Paschen. I wish I understood more about these issues.
at 10:02 on January 28th, 2009
your story makes me recall 'turning hydrogen into fuel'...a semester's project that our daughter shared with us when she was visiting in december. glad that architecture schools are not just teaching them to design pretty buildings any more. there are such pressing environmental concerns as you point out in this very interesting story.
at 15:29 on January 28th, 2009
Yes, all Engineering and Architectural as well as Scientific disciplines emphasize for the past two decades now on environmental planning and building.
at 10:04 on January 28th, 2009
Plankton is an important part of our world web, but I have reservations about the proposed experiments to dump large amounts of iron into the ocean to spur phytoplankton growth. We could end up with dead zones when the plankton die and start to decompose, using up the available O2. There certainly are no easy answers to this dilemma.
at 15:26 on January 28th, 2009
The plankton does fall to the bottom of the Ocean floor where temperature are so cold that it can not decompose and rather becomes sediment and in part the fossil fuel of tomorrow, now that would take a couple on million years though. The large majority of plankton never decomposes due to the depth that it settles at. There for would not use Oxygen nor produce Methane gas.
at 15:01 on January 28th, 2009
A very important piece - thanks for this
at 16:37 on January 28th, 2009
Algae is harvested with manual labor on the shores of Zanzibar.
Apparently it is commercialized, and as we saw in Nungwi, a small portion is used locally to feed to animals at the small local aquarium shown in this photo.
spartan_puma has contributed a photo to this story.
at 21:28 on January 28th, 2009
Thank you for the Picture here, Very fitting.
at 09:50 on January 29th, 2009
This photograph was taken at the beach Covachos (Cantabria - Spain) in a place called "Fractured Coast" high geological interest. On this day, there is deposited in the sea beach red algae ("Caloca" ), reaching a height of between 30 and 60 cm.
JoseLMC has contributed a photo to this story.
at 10:39 on January 29th, 2009
Diving into the Laminaria field in Brittany.
danielguip has contributed a photo to this story.
at 11:06 on January 29th, 2009
i hope the myans are right i dont want the world to go on after i am dead.
i dont believe in global warming, like santa claus, its too good to be true.
if it is occuring what can i do to perpetuate it?
at 04:37 on February 1st, 2009
I am sure you are doing more than your part to contribute to global warming already, no need for encouragement.
at 19:17 on January 29th, 2009
My photo was taken at a beach in Tasmania, Australia. I think it was called Scamander beach. Lots of algae!
MKarretstop has contributed a photo to this story.
at 04:43 on February 1st, 2009
In combating global warming and oxygen depletion we certainly need to put more effort and reasearch into Phytoplankton, I would also like to see more attention paid to issues like coal fires around the world that are constantly consuming Oxygen and producing CO2 at an astounding rate. Coal firesoften last for 20 years or longer with untold damage to the local and global environment...
at 17:24 on February 16th, 2009
The IPCC latest report deals extensively with that issue and it does not look to good.
at 19:03 on February 22nd, 2009
I am so thankful for now knowing more about our economical problems!
at 12:48 on February 24th, 2009
You did a really good job writing this article because you didn’t make it complicated and it was pretty interesting to read.
at 20:48 on February 24th, 2009
wow...i am amazed by the ADDED things that are happening to our enviornment. i appreciate the article, i know that we really do need to help prevent global warming and air depletion now. thanks!
at 23:41 on February 24th, 2009
Thank you for straightening out some of my questions about what is going on in our world, and saying it in a way that makes s Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 ense.
at 16:57 on February 25th, 2009
Wow! I had no idea that our oxygen levels were do low!