CO2 and something to ponder

To the Editor:

The surface of the earth is two thirds water. What happens when you open a warm can of pop? What happens when you open an ice cold can of pop? The fizz in pop is CO2, carbon dioxide. When the soda pop is canned, each can have the same amount of carbon dioxide. The oceans contain dissolved carbon dioxide. The amount of carbon dioxide in the ocean water depends upon the temperature of the water. It is true that the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is related to the average temperature of the earth and oceans. What came first, the increase in earth temperature or the increase in the CO2? The ocean contains 38,000 billion tons of CO2 and in one year fossil fuels put 33 billion tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.

Michael Lundgreen

Fairmont