Healthy coral reef today. (Credit: © vlad61_61 / Fotolia)
Healthy coral reef today. (Credit: © vlad61_61 / Fotolia)
It’s well past time that natural-climate change deniers be called out for their crazy concept as mankind as center of the universe and more powerful than nature.
“Hang the nay sayers, for they spread the untruth of scientific fact that counters the ‘accepted doctrine of today.’” One must not suffer the “witch of the scientist who looks at the historical records” to live.
Insert additional sarcastic comments below toward those who will condemn this graduate student:
And the “greenhouse gas” carbon dioxide, just how does its presence affect the growth of coral? The chemistry involved is the dissolution of the calcium carbonate that makes up the structure of the coral reef is contained in the reaction of calcium carbonate with excess CO2:
Ca2CO3 + CO2 + H2O—> Ca(HCO3)2, Calcium bicarbonate, which is highly soluble. Every student of freshman Chemistry 101 has seen this demonstration reaction, where a milky emulsion of calcium carbonate stirred up in water becomes clear on the introduction of CO2 gas into the water.
A fact seemingly not considered by the “environmentalists” - Carbon dioxide is more soluble in COLD water than in warm water. Therefore, the warmer the water, the more the formation of coral is encouraged, and the COLDER the water is, the more rapidly the coral reefs, made of Calcium carbonate, will dissolve.
As oceans warm, more CO2 is given up to the atmosphere, therefore increasing the apparent concentration of that particular compound in the composition of air at sea level. Very cold temperatures trap the carbon dioxide in water solution, forming the very weak carbonic acid, but also aiding in the growth metabolism of aquatic plants. Now to “environuts” all this is just the reverse of what they seem to believe, but that is how the cycle of life works.
Contrary to popular belief among the “environuts” water vapor is a FAR more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide could ever be, in any terrestrial circumstances.
This is more likely from the Sam Houston Institute of Technology.
“with dire consequences for reef ecosystems unless we get control of climate change”
Gack, the cognitive dissonance is astounding. The article is all about other dramatic climate events in history, yet implies that THIS time it is caused by humans. Just. Gack.
I wish these folks would use some common sense before they open their mouths and spout nonsense. There has been climate change for eons, and there will continue to be climate change for eons more. During the time mentioned by Mr. Aronson, there were no humans with any appreciable activity, yet the change occurred anyway. That tells me that there are powerful forces in nature that create changes in the climate.
Even though we are putting CO2 into the atmosphere, our contribution is miniscule, compared to natural sources. Humans may be able to affect the air quality in their local areas, but there is no way we can cause changes in the global climate.
So it was natural so long ago, but yet our evil carbon release is going to harm it again, even though it naturally happened before?
Without climate change, there would be no life on Earth.
control the Sun
control the tides
control climate change
all fallacies that can never happen
