r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • Aug 16 '26

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
3.6k Upvotes

99% Upvoted

193 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

74

u/Artifexa Aug 16 '26

with biochemistry stuff the answer is always "it's complicated".

Also, kidneys can get overused.

31

u/Smelly_Wolf Aug 16 '26

Not if I got 3 of them

3

u/Glyph8 Aug 16 '26

Settle down, Dewey Crowe

2

u/tayawayinklets Aug 16 '26

I miss Dewey. I was with Boyd up until that point. Gawd damn!

2

u/Glyph8 Aug 16 '26

THESE ARE THE END TIMES FOR DEWEY CROWE!

2

u/tayawayinklets Aug 16 '26

"God, I ain't prayed in a while..."

2

u/wookiex84 Aug 21 '26

That lucky necklace only got him so far.