Polar CO₂ Rhythms
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CO2 rises in ice-ages |
Seasonal Breathing: In the Arctic and Antarctic, photosynthesis shuts down during long winters, causing CO₂ to accumulate. When sunlight returns, plants and algae resume absorbing CO₂, creating a natural ebb and flow.
That is why there is so much fish life, supported by algae taking in CO₂Ice Core Insights: Antarctic ice cores act like time machines, revealing CO₂ dips during periods of reforestation (like post-colonial land abandonment) and spikes during warming events.
Interestingly enough, industrial activity just increased global plant and animal life. CO₂ reduced to minimumu for photosynthesis during the short Arctic summer.Obliquity & Ocean Currents: Earth’s tilt and disruptions in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) have historically triggered abrupt CO₂ jumps — up to 10 ppm in under a century. In the Cretacious CO₂ fell from 100s of parts per million CO₂
❄️ The Antarctic Paradox
Negative Greenhouse Effect: Over central Antarctica, rising CO₂ can actually increase heat loss to space, cooling the region rather than warming it. This is due to its unique temperature inversion — the surface is colder than the stratosphere.
Implications: While this cooling is localized, it doesn’t offset global warming. It’s a reminder that climate dynamics are regionally complex. CO₂ ;eve;s ;ag plant growth spurts, and rises as plants wane – like in a glaciation.
? Feedback Loops & Climate Risk
Which within 5 minutes emd up as plant growth.
1 mCO₂+(n+r)H2O) → (Cm(H2))n+O2)+r(He+O+E2+X-ray) So photosynthesis is a type of biological molecular fusion. You can measure the X-rays from Green plants using a sensitive Gaga counter.Modeling Uncertainty: Many climate models still underestimate these feedbacks, meaning future warming could be 25% higher than current projections suggest.
In the Jurassic age we had 4PPM carbon dioxide in the air. As Photosynthesis was less evolved.
Which did not stop the 1000 year ice age I keep referring to. The crash of carbon dioxide to one puffion at the end of the Jurassic sparked the death of 90% of life on Earth. The biggest mass extinction in Earth history. The trick of my carbon dioxide levels fully just one part for little million.
“This paper was developed with research and editorial support from Microsoft Copilot.”
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