Originally Posted by NSDQ160
Originally Posted by Joe4majors
Explain to me why CO2 is not a greenhouse gas. Also explain how the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere has almost doubled within the past 150 years and that change is natural and not “man-made.” Go.


Yes I hear that talking point all the time but doesn't one volcanic eruption emit more CO2 than humans have emitted for all time? Also there's more plant life now than there ever has been.... not just trees but overall plant life, meaning that all that CO2 is being consumed from the air.


First of all I'd recommend not listening to anything the media says, no matter which side of the isle they endorse. Replace "talking points" with facts. That's the way I see it. Anyways, no, typical volcanic eruptions do not release more CO2 than what we're releasing. If they did, you would see flat CO2 levels, then a jump after an eruption, and then it would level off until the next eruption. Instead, what the measurements show is a fairly steady rise without significant jumps associated with volcanic eruptions.

More plants would cause CO2 levels to drop, but that's not what the measurements show.