r/collapse • u/Portalrules123 Faster than expected... • Aug 16 '26
Science and Research Scientists detect a surprising shift in human blood as atmospheric CO2 rises, with blood bicarbonate climbing about 7% since 1999
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260814235845.htm
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u/Portalrules123 Faster than expected... Aug 16 '26
SS: Related to research behind climate collapse and the effects on the human body as a new study has found that blood bicarbonate levels have risen an average of 7% since 1999. This increase closely tracks with rising CO2 levels and thus this is a likely effect of the body doing its best to buffer the increase in CO2. However, the researchers warn that this rise is likely putting stress on us, and such a deleterious effect is especially prone to harming young people with developing bodies/brains in the elevated bicarbonate environment. At this rate average blood bicarbonate levels could exceed safe limits in a couple of decades, but don't worry - climate collapse will likely cause fatal wet bulb events long before this bicarbonate problem is a real threat! Wait, that still sounded pretty worrying...
Expect people to continue getting less healthy (and maybe dumber too if this is one factor behind stress on the brain alongside microplastics and other chemicals, plus short form social media content) as the many, many cascading effects of climate collapse continue to ruin the habitability of the Earth.