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Originally Posted by TheSpoils
Just think a moment, global warming will increase nitrogen saturation in the air, which in turn will allow for larger organic plant life and increase the amount of greens that we eat. Additionally, just think how much more crop will be available for ethanol... Global warming is a good thing, so what if my state will become ocean, i will move to where the land is.
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Huh?
Air is already ~80% N2. By what mechanism can a warmer climate increase N2 "saturation"?
Now, if you're speaking to increased CO2 levels, you're generally right, although the plants' ability to reduce CO2 into sugars through photosynthesis is not generally limited by the amount of CO2 available, but by their ability to 'energize' the chlorophyll and keep the Calvin-Benson cycle going. While increased CO2 levels may help in a marginal way, the intrinsic ability to generate the 'light cycle' precursors is really the limiting set of steps in that equation.