nestork writes:

Regardless of whether global warming exists, it seems to me that by our
blowing millions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmostphere every
day with our car's tail pipes, that increased level of carbon dioxide
SHOULD manifest itself in some way.

One would expect that the result of engine exhaust fumes would be more
CO2 dissolving in the waters of our oceans, lakes and rivers. Algae are
green because they survive by creating their own food energy by
photosynthesis. If there's more CO2 in our air and waters, one would
expect large algae blooms as algae absorb more CO2 and H2O and sunlight
and combine them to produce sugar. The more food there is in the
environment for the algae, the more algae we would expect to see.

But, I really haven't heard of large algae blooms being a problem
anywhere.

Whenever we hear of large algae blooms, the finger is always pointed at
phosphorus enrichment in the water from fertilizer runoff from
agricultural land (farms, mostly), never as a result of increase CO2
levels in our air and water. Is there a reason why we're not seeing
huge algae blooms in our oceans as a result of the increased level of
CO2 in our atmosphere (and presumably rivers, lakes and oceans?

Nestork,

Why do you think this is on topic in AHR?

Personally, I have very little interest in your ignorance.

Algae blooms are on the rise,
oceans take up minimal amounts of C02 (26%),
and they take up less when the water warms up
and they take up less after absorbing C02.

Please, stick to home repair.

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Dan Espen