CO2 is the devil?

Question

So goes the argument... except when pushed proponents of Global Warming go "well it isn't really" [because of course plants need it and we need plants for

Ok... without links, proponents of Global Warming explain to the peanut gallery how warmer temps allow for dissolved gases and higher moisture content. Also the makeup of earth's "air"

Answer 1

Gas solubility in water decreases as temperature increases.  A lot of CO2 is dissolved in the ocean.  As the oceans warm, which they are doing, more CO2 will come out of the ocean and go into the atmosphere, leading to more warming, leading to more CO2, leading to more warming ...

The moisture content of the atmosphere increases with temperature because unlike all other major atmospheric gases, water would rather be a liquid or solid at atmospheric pressures and temperatures.  Therefore, the specific humidity of water is controlled by temperature, so that the mixing ratio of water in equilibrium with the atmosphere increases with temperature.  This is not true for any other atmospheric gas, as temperature increases, the mixing ratio of nitrogen, oxygen, CO2 would all stay the same (if not for the fact that water is increasing).  As the oceans warm, the vapor pressure of water increases <click>  

d**n, my apathy breaker kicked in and now I don't care if you understand about water vapor.  Sorry about that.  Just remember, as temperature goes up, so does specific humidity.

Answer 2

CO2 isn't evil.  Making huge amounts of it by burning fossil fuels is.  Someday our children will curse us for having been so stupid.  Especially when we were warned by the best scientists in the world.

The result is that we are dramatically increasing the natural levels in CO2 in the air.  They're now way higher than they've been since Man started living on the planet.  The resulting rise in temperature will be devastating.

"If the Earth came with an operating manual, the chapter on climate might begin with a caveat that the system has been adjusted at the factory for optimum comfort, so don't touch the dials."

Good websites for more info:

http://profend.com/global-warming/

http://environment.newscientist.com/chan...

http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/sci...

http://www.realclimate.org

"climate science from climate scientists"

Answer 3

A spokesman for the Royal Society, Britain's leading scientific academy, said: "At present there is a small minority which is seeking to deliberately confuse the public on the causes of climate change.

"They are often misrepresenting the science, when the reality is that the evidence is getting stronger every day.

"We have reached a point where a failure to take action to reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions would be irresponsible and dangerous."

Answer 4

not to the trees that give us oxygen

Answer 5

Because of the population growth, and the need for more space. We are deforesting the world. If we kill off all the green areas there wont be anything left to convert CO2 into Oxygen.