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Originally Posted by ProDigit
Well, the more carbon there is in the air, the more the rain will carry to the ground.
The more carbon is in the ground, the more trees and green will grow (carbon is really good for plant growth).
Good for the yard.
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Hi ProDigit, yes, you are right, with more CO2, the plants can grow faster. That is good for food production with 6.5 Billion people on the planet.
I don't think the rain has anything to do with it though. Photosynthesis draws in the CO2 right from the air thru pores in a plants leaves, not from the water in the ground.
There are bad parts too. For pollen allergy suffers like me, faster growing plants put out more pollen. Of course it varies season to season, but we have been breaking pollen count records more often in recent years.
Also, the more CO2 dissolved in the rain, rivers, ocean makes it slightly more acidic, which could have other consequences.