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IbogaProject

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6. Oil use has reached its peak

Reply to Blues Heron (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 7, 2026, 03:22 PM

10 hrs ago

But many tipping points have been hit. Worse drastic temperature shifts usually happen over brief tinefames of around a dozen years. The last time Earth was over 400 ppm co2 the average global temp was 20 degrees warmer. We can reasonably expect a global catastrophe coming soon.

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NOAA ESRL - January 2026 Atmospheric CO2 Content: 428.62 ppm; January 2025 426.65 ppm; January 2024 422.80 ppm [View all] hatrack 17 hrs ago OP

Is it a blip or is it leveling off? Blues Heron 17 hrs ago #1

Seasonally, it moves up and down with the northern hemisphere vegetation cycle; long-term however . . .. hatrack 17 hrs ago #2

Right but the increase is half what it was last year Blues Heron 17 hrs ago #3

Sure, there's variability on a month-to-month (and YOY) basis. hatrack 16 hrs ago #4

A blip, but a blip in the right direction! Blues Heron 15 hrs ago #5

Oil use has reached its peak IbogaProject 10 hrs ago #6