Or: Surging levels of greenhouses gases are making people tired and stupid, scientists claim
- Higher CO2 in poorly ventilated places can make workers feel tired and slow
- Entire population could experience tiredness caused by burning of fossil fuels
- Huge surge in levels of CO2 in the air could affect memory and concentration
Surging levels of greenhouse gases could make people tired, forgetful and stupid, scientists claim.
Afternoon fatigue, the slump that office workers often experience, could become a worldwide problem due to surging levels in carbon dioxide.
A factor in sick building syndrome is higher carbon dioxide levels in poorly ventilated workplaces which can make workers feel lethargic, low in energy and slow, The Sunday Times reported.
But increased levels of carbon dioxide could not just affect office workers but the entire population by the end of the century, according to scientists at University College London.
A factor in sick building syndrome is higher carbon dioxide levels in poorly ventilated workplaces which can make workers feel lethargic, low in energy and slow. Stock image
It is the first research by scientists to warn about the toxic effect that raised greenhouses gases can have on humans.
The raised levels of carbon dioxide would be driven by the burning of fossil fuels.
Burning oil, coal, and natural gas are the leading causes of the carbon dioxide emissions driving climate change.
‘Human cognitive performance declines with an increase in CO2’, the researchers wrote in the paper.
‘Direct impacts of CO2 emissions on human cognitive performance may be unavoidable’.
HT/Willis E
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GHG levels must be ridiculously high in Cali.
Would explain a lot. Or some things.
I wonder if the authors bothered to look at industrial no observable effect levels – NOEL – CO2 levels. Nasa had data: https://www.nap.edu/read/12529/chapter/10 claiming a NOEL of 3%. How does that convert to PPM – about 3000?
30,000.
Well considering that world record in marathon was set this year I doubt co2 levels are having much of an effect on performance.
“Surging levels of greenhouses gases are making people tired and stupid, scientists claim” Not sure about tired, but it is liberals who are making people stupid. Their group think mindset means people are repeating mantras without even knowing what they are claiming to say.
I’m quite sure this person will be running for Congress soon.
SURGING levels. Let’s not forget they’re SURGING. [Do much drama ?]
Smoke stacks in illustration are emitting STEAM. [ So typical, because CO2 is I N V I S I B L E ]
The Daily Fail (I mean “Mail”) does not even reference the exact paper being written about. Here’s the study that I think is being referred to: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0143624418790129
Oh my God! [and I’m not even a dedicated believer]– if you think the story obscurely mentioning (but NOT exactly referencing) the “study” is stupid, then start reading (or trying to read) the actual paper. I could only read so far, as my head-shaking disabled me from continuing [something to do with oscillatory panning exceeding ability of my eyes to lock onto target type face — I’m not an engineer, so I don’t know the real lingo] (^_^).
Anyhow, I was getting the distinct impression that the paper’s authors were bending over backwards and tying themselves into intellectual knots, trying to make their conflation of atmospheric CO2 concentration [read that again, ’cause it’s sort of poetic] and lived-in-structure CO2 concentration come across as an intelligent attempt.
I hope others here confirm my initial impression of the …….. [clear throat many times]… “study”.
“Afternoon fatigue, the slump that office workers often experience, could become a worldwide problem due to surging levels in carbon dioxide.” -> Just stop eating shitty carbohydrates, and while at it stop reading shitty papers.
Feeling Hysterical ? Just breathe into a paper bag for a while. Calm yourself down with the cooling effect of CO2
Surging levels of greenhouse gases are making tired and stupid, scientists claim.
could someone please flip a window!