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5. True, in that we're a pretty weedy species . . .

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 09:25 AM

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That said, not sure that people in 2150 or 2300 will be doing much work on tracking atmospheric trace gases, or will even remember how that works.

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I'm so old... -misanthroptimist Friday #1

And after this year, we'll never see 430 ppm or lower again . . . hatrack Friday #2

While I think CC will kill billions of people... -misanthroptimist Friday #3

True, in that we're a pretty weedy species . . . hatrack Friday #5

It was about 310 in 1958 according to data from Mauna Loa surfered Friday #4

And every ppm represents 2.13 billion tons of CO2 . . . hatrack Friday #6

We're toast! surfered Friday #7