Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing faster than expected

[n2doc]

(10-22) 18:39 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) --
Just days after the Nobel prize was awarded for global warming work, an alarming new study finds that carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing faster than expected.

Carbon dioxide emissions were 35 percent higher in 2006 than in 1990, a much faster growth rate than anticipated, researchers led by Josep G. Canadell, of Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, report in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Increased industrial use of fossil fuels coupled with a decline in the gas absorbed by the oceans and land were listed as causes of the increase.

"In addition to the growth of global population and wealth, we now know that significant contributions to the growth of atmospheric CO2 arise from the slowdown" of nature's ability to take the chemical out of the air, said Canadell, director of the Global Carbon Project at the research organization.

The changes "characterize a carbon cycle that is generating stronger-than-expected and sooner-than-expected climate forcing," the researchers report.

more:

http://www.sfgate.com/flat/archive/2007/10/22/news/archive/2007/10/22/national/w140115D81.html

The crap is really hitting the fan now....

[Old Codger]

1. but

"In addition to the growth of global population and wealth, we now know that significant contributions to the growth of atmospheric CO2 arise from the slowdown" of nature's ability to take the chemical out of the air, said Canadell, director of the Global Carbon Project at the research organization.

Natures ability to clean C02 from the atmosphere is related as much to trees as anything, if they are really worried they should in fact cut more old growth and plant new trees, older trees do not do much when after they reach their "maturity" and slow down, fresh new trees grow more in their youth and exchange more C02 than older trees. So, planting trees is a definite step in the right direction. The damage that is being done to the rain forest probably has as mucH (OR AT LEAST QUITE A LOT) to do with the increase as anything .

[Rex]

2. The Amazon is dissapearing.

:(