How Is CO2 Harmful to Humans?

Question

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Chainsaw: yes. In massive qauntities that we could not possibly acheive in the atmosphere.

Answer 1

CO2 in the atmosphere traps the warm air that reflects off the earths surface heated by the sun. CO2 is a natural part of our atmosphere but man made emissions cause more of the suns heat to be trapped and this causes Global Warming. As the Earths temperature rises the polar Ice Caps melt. The fresh cold water disrupts the deep water currents of our oceans and this effects the Gulf Stream which in turn effects our weather. If man made CO2 emissions continue the effects will be disastrous on mankind.

Answer 2

CO2 blocks oxygen from getting in the cells, thus poisoning our bodies. CO2 destroys the ozone, which causes skin cancer (the biggest hole in the ozone is over Australia where 80% of skin cancer is), droughts, melting of the polar ice caps (polar bears have just been put on the endangered species list because they are drowning!) and all sorts of damaging, deadly affects on the planet.

Answer 3

Carbon Dioxide binds to red blood cells in a manner that effectively prevents oxygen from binding to red blood cells. Even in small quantities Carbon dioxide will reduce you level of blood oxygen forcing the heart and lungs to work harder to fully oxygenate the body. This can lead to an early onset of cardiovascular ailments.

Answer 4

ima conservative... just to put that out...

thick co2 blocks uv rays coming from the sun, and lowers the earths temperature.. making it colder and colder until it freezes...

the question is not about whether or not co2 is dangerous to humans..

the question is whether or not the co2 level in the atmosphere is nature-caused or human-caused...

most scientists have proven, by comparing the industrial timeline to the co2 level's timeline, that the increasing amounts of co2 are nature-caused... and the amount of co2 caused by humans is a very small fraction of the co2 currently in the air.. and doesnt really make too much of a difference in the greater scheme of things... its quite minimal.

Answer 5

Try breathing it, I don't mean a small amout like one exhales, but actual air that is mostly CO2. We'll see you at your funeral.

Answer 6

It is deadly to us, but not to plants and trees. They give off Oxygen which we breathe and we give off Carbon Dioxide that they breathe.

Answer 7

It will slow down race cars

Answer 8

It seems to exponentially increase the population of global marxists where ever it is found. They then infest capitalist nations with a virus that sucks all the common sense and rugged individualism out of them.