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Acrobatic-Rate4271 t1_iuihiew wrote
Reply to comment by jeoeker531 in Ozone Hole Continues Shrinking in 2022, NASA and NOAA Scientists Say | Annual Antarctic ozone hole over the South Pole was slightly smaller than last year and generally continued the overall shrinking trend of recent years. by yourSAS
Yes, it's good that we're planting trees but something to keep in mind is that photosynthesis (the reaction that consumes CO2 and produces O2) occurs in the leaves so older, more mature trees consume more CO2 and product more oxygen than younger trees. Even with replanting, the cutting of old growth trees and rain forests results in a net loss in CO2 capture and conversion to O2 unless your replanting significantly more trees than you're cutting. This also ignores the loss of undergrowth associated with logging.
I'm not saying we need to stop all logging, just pointing out that it's not as straightforward as it seems on initial inspection.
Acrobatic-Rate4271 t1_iuifudm wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in "Two-Finger Test To Confirm Rape Patriarchal, Sexist": Indian Supreme Court by dynamicEntr0py
Not every problem modern India has is the result of being a British colony. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that the problems of modern India can be fully laid at the feet of India.
Acrobatic-Rate4271 t1_iuib4dn wrote
Reply to comment by jeoeker531 in Ozone Hole Continues Shrinking in 2022, NASA and NOAA Scientists Say | Annual Antarctic ozone hole over the South Pole was slightly smaller than last year and generally continued the overall shrinking trend of recent years. by yourSAS
That's mostly because originally logging didn't replant trees and so a hundred years ago our tree stock was down from previous levels. States began legislating that logging required replanting so we're starting to get back to pre-logging levels but a plane flight over states like Oregon will give you an idea of just what clearcutting did to our forests before replanting was required by law.
Acrobatic-Rate4271 t1_iudze4g wrote
Reply to comment by jeoeker531 in Ozone Hole Continues Shrinking in 2022, NASA and NOAA Scientists Say | Annual Antarctic ozone hole over the South Pole was slightly smaller than last year and generally continued the overall shrinking trend of recent years. by yourSAS
The part that produces the oxygen is only about 30 feet deep.
Acrobatic-Rate4271 t1_iudz8hu wrote
Reply to comment by Traditional-Trip7617 in Ozone Hole Continues Shrinking in 2022, NASA and NOAA Scientists Say | Annual Antarctic ozone hole over the South Pole was slightly smaller than last year and generally continued the overall shrinking trend of recent years. by yourSAS
Regarding that light, acidification of the ocean surface due to increased atmospheric CO2 is starting to fuck with the phytoplankton.
Acrobatic-Rate4271 t1_iudyzdp wrote
Reply to comment by jeoeker531 in Ozone Hole Continues Shrinking in 2022, NASA and NOAA Scientists Say | Annual Antarctic ozone hole over the South Pole was slightly smaller than last year and generally continued the overall shrinking trend of recent years. by yourSAS
I wonder how acidification of the oceans will affect phytoplankton...
https://news.mit.edu/2015/ocean-acidification-phytoplankton-0720
Oh... so we may want to start planting trees. A lot of trees...
Acrobatic-Rate4271 t1_j6joyg7 wrote
Reply to comment by Bakanyanter in US to renew efforts to reduce India's oil, military 'dependency' on Russia by Falls_stuff
It's not so much "pro US" as "pro geopolitical stability". When nations just start annexing each other willy-nilly it becomes vastly more difficult to have stable world trade. The point is to demonstrate to anyone else with similar ideas (China) that they risk becoming an economic pariah on the world stage.
Currently India is undermining that object lesson and, instead, demonstrating that there will always be some nation willing to trade with the aggressor regardless of how heinous their crimes.