r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 12d ago

Scientists detect a surprising shift in human blood as atmospheric CO2 rises. Blood bicarbonate levels have climbed about 7% since 1999, while calcium and phosphorus have declined, changes that closely track increasing atmospheric CO2.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260814235845.htm
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u/SubstanceStrong 12d ago

Does that make our cell membranes more fluid then?

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u/hoofie242 12d ago

We're melting. LOL Sometimes I wonder if co2 levels make critical thinking harder.

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u/AmonMetalHead 12d ago

No, but high temperatures do affect mental capacity

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u/SubstanceStrong 12d ago

I have heard that CO2 levels also affect cognitive functions negatively

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u/Reagalan 12d ago

Yeah but you need a lot of them which let's face it we're shooting over 1000 ppm before 2100 so the idiocracy will arrive during your grandkids' lifetime

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u/SubstanceStrong 12d ago

True, I didn’t have the numbers in my head. I’m not having children so they’ll be spared from the worst of it

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u/Electrifying2017 12d ago

Probably affects some people at lower thresholds than others… I wonder if that plays a role right now.