Posted on May 9, 2016
Early Earth’s air may have been thinner than on Everest today
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"Som and his team used holes in frothy lavas deposited 2.7 million years ago to estimate the air pressure at the time. Their results show it was 23 per cent of today’s value, though the uncertainty in the measurement is large. “We are 95 percent sure that the pressure was between 0 and 0.5 atmospheres,” says Som."
“It’s a surprising and perhaps an extraordinary result,” says Goldblatt, although he thinks validation is essential. “Right now we only have one data point. A time series over a long period would make this really powerful.” New Scientist Quotes from, Som. Note that validation is still required. In the meantime, we just accept willy-nilly anything from scientists or Al Gore or Billy Nye, the weirdo guy.
Interesting read.. however.
“It’s a surprising and perhaps an extraordinary result,” says Goldblatt, although he thinks validation is essential. “Right now we only have one data point. A time series over a long period would make this really powerful.” New Scientist Quotes from, Som. Note that validation is still required. In the meantime, we just accept willy-nilly anything from scientists or Al Gore or Billy Nye, the weirdo guy.
Interesting read.. however.
Early Earth’s air may have been thinner than on Everest today
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SSgt (Join to see) thanks for the update and the scientific perspective of the atmosphere. Very interesting and intriguing.
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Since God controls everything that has ever existed, currently exists or will ever exist I expect He has ensured that if the air was thinner whatever required O2 or CO2 had exactly the right mixture and air pressure to thrive just as He ensures that His children survive and thrive despite outward appearances to the contrary.
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It is only logical to see that our earth has changed and is changing through the natural forces of Mother Nature, as for A Gore and Bill Nye whom only address what humans add to Mother Nature effects is worth listening too, because Mother Nature is a constant that can not be changed while Human effects are a variable that can be mitigated by human cooperation.
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