It gets better, at current rates of carbon emission we have until ~2050 before the atmosphere increases bicarbonate levels to the point where basic metabolic processes begin to breakdown.
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Wow, so we are actually cooked. From the inside!
geez. 7% since 99 so more than a quarter percent per year but I bet its going up faster more recently than at the turn of the millenia.
My dad had COPD, which also increases the CO2 levels in the blood. His body was able to adapt to the gradual increase as his illness progressed, the problems arose when he had even the mildest illness, causing a rapid spike. His body couldn't adapt fast enough and suddenly he'd be on oxygen but still asphyxiating. It was awful.
Yes, you are a walking swamp in a balloon. What CO2 is doing to the ocean will also happen to your insides. There is only an extremely porous membrane between the two.
We can also expect changes to our microbiome, water saturation levels, running temperature, etc, just like everything else.
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