ziq OP wrote
Reply to comment by daniel in The U.S. could experience “off-the-charts” heat in under 20 years, thanks to climate change by ziq
What good is CO2 without water?
daniel wrote
What good are both CO2 and water without Sunlight? What good are CO2, Water, and Sunlight without Nitrogen? What good are CO2, Water, Sunlight, and Nitrogen without phosphorous? What good are CO2, Water, Sunlight, Nitrogen and Phosphorous without Sulfur, Magnesium, Calcium, etc. etc. etc. It takes lots of stuff (some in extremely small trace amounts like copper and selenium) to make plants grow. But most of a plant's mass comes from carbon in the atmosphere.
ziq OP wrote
If 7-11 months of the year are completely dry and extremely hot, none of that stuff is going to help plants grow.
imafraidtotalk wrote
but nasa said the planet green
daniel wrote
I'll tell you what. If raddle and myself are still around 40 years from now we can revisit this conversation and we'll have the evidence to inform our conclusions.
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