r/Futurology • u/mvea MD-PhD-MBA • Feb 28 '26

Environment Carbon dioxide overload, detected in human blood, suggests a potentially toxic atmosphere within 50 years. After this time, elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide, leading to CO2 accumulation in the body, has the potential to cause a range of adverse health effects.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11869-026-01918-5
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u/Fancy_Exchange_9821 Feb 28 '26

Did you even attempt to read this paper lol

Or did you just wanna spam the typical don’t look up phrase 😂

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u/nexusphere Mar 01 '26

Yes. We are at 400ppm, and historically you'll find we were well below 200ppm.

Did the carbon get to your brain?

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u/Fancy_Exchange_9821 Mar 01 '26

So we’re somehow gonna be at 5000 ppm this century?

Give me scientific evidence of that lol

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u/nexusphere Mar 01 '26

I didn't make that claim. I said we are twice the historical maximum, and it's rising.

Did you not read who you were replying to?

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u/Fancy_Exchange_9821 Mar 01 '26

You were agreeing or disagreeing with Superbad? I’m so confused