Global Warming = Giant Lobsters! Yum!

By Alex in Animals & Pets, Science & Tech on Dec 13, 2009 at 7:18 pm

Photo: Justin Ries

Yay for global warming! New study by marine geologist Justin Ries shows that if carbon dioxide emissions increase to extreme levels, we’ll get giant lobsters:

A new study published in the journal Geology shows that if carbon dioxide emissions reach extreme levels, the changes in the world’s oceans might result in lobsters 50 percent bigger than normal.

Lobsters can take carbon from the water and use it to build their exoskeletons, says marine geologist Justin Ries, who oversaw the study. The theory, he tells NPR’s Guy Raz, is that lobsters are able to convert the extra carbon into material for building up their shells.

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Tags: carbon dioxide, climate change, global warming, Justin Ries, lobster

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Flux
Dec 13th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Someone go tell Steven King, that the lobstrosities in his Dark Tower series are on their way.
Talking bunny
Dec 13th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
If you want to know the reality of global warming check this out.

http://thetalkingbunny.blogspot.com/2009/12/global-warming-fact-or-fic tion.html
Johnny Cat
Dec 13th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
I saw this, but wondered when they said they’re not certain if body mass will grow along with shell size. Hopefully…om nom nom.
Gauldar
Dec 13th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
The real question is, how good will they taste?
skid
Dec 13th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
why? because CO2 and CO are both 1.5 times heavier than the atmospheric gas mix. this theory disproves CO2 as a greenhouse gas…..carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide are too heavy to reach the upper atmosphere and create a blanket that traps heat. Venus does it with a super elevated NH3 constituent of it’s atmosphere.
felixthecat
Dec 13th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
@talking bunny

or this even:

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/05/24/disproving-the-anthropogenic-glo bal-warming-agw-problem/
Dave H
Dec 13th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
The question is: Will they grow bigger and be delicious — or will they grow really big and find us delicious?
buddhaflow
Dec 14th, 2009 at 1:03 am
This raises an interesting question I have only considered recently: What if the AGW hypothesis is generally correct, might it be beneficial to the environment?

Certainly, most pollution is awful..but is CO2 really bad?

CO2 is plant’s number one food. More CO2, more plants. In greenhouses, they artificially pump CO2 to increase yields.

More plants = more good, in my book.
Dave H
Dec 14th, 2009 at 1:59 am
Co2 is toxic to air- breathing animals. Sit in an airtight room and as you breathe out Co2, the concentration increases. When it gets high enough you will eventually die. There have been whole villages wiped out by Co2 eruptions coming from lake bottoms. They suffocated because the Co2 displaced the air.
Also, while lobsters may grow bigger, the shellfish they feed on will decrease in number because Co2 disolves their calcium based shells.
Zavatone
Dec 14th, 2009 at 7:08 am
But with more CO2 in the ocean, their shells will dissolve.
Zavatone
Dec 14th, 2009 at 7:18 am
Why is it that Americans are the only people who don’t think global warming is real?
Gauldar
Dec 14th, 2009 at 9:46 am
@buddhaflow

If only that was the case.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_zone_(ecology)
Robin
Dec 14th, 2009 at 9:55 am
That will make up for the hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts, flooding and famine. :/
people
Dec 14th, 2009 at 10:12 am
@felixthecat

Tough call.
85% of the world’s scientists vs. a deaf Ron Burgundy with an agenda.
people
Dec 14th, 2009 at 10:19 am
Before you accuse scientist of being mad islamic marxist out to abort your babies and let gays into your pantry, please remember that scientists base their work on empirical evidence. That means that they may not get it right all the time but at least their default position is “I’m probably not right”. Can the denialist blow-hards say the same?

It’s fine to debate the specifics of global warming, how it’s affecting us, in what ways, and at what rate. But at this point I treat the “logic” of the “global warming is pure bunk” crowd with the same respect as I would Holocaust deniers. Let’s focus on working out a solution together and stop wasting time.
Frau
Dec 14th, 2009 at 10:47 am
I, for one, welcome our lobster overlords. Please accept this big tub of melted butter as a welcoming gift.
felixthecat
Dec 14th, 2009 at 11:24 am
A solution to anthropogenic global warming exists, but it is almost never mentioned. And until that solution is addressed, all other ‘solutions’ are merely so much water treading.
angelino
Dec 14th, 2009 at 11:34 am
I treat the “logic” of the “gobal warming is man-made” crowd with the same respect as I would people who believe in Santa Claus and the Easter bunny.
Arielle
Dec 14th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
sorry I’m Jewish, so this is no good for me since I can’t eat them anyway.
tp
Dec 14th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
angelino – that’s because you have no interest in evidence and would rather tow the party line of people who have vested interest in continuing with business as usual.

Clowns. Thats all you have on the climate change deniers side. No evidence, no facts, just as wishy-washy an argument as anyone but, as ‘people’ pointed out, you lack any interest in objectivity or seeking the truth – you’re just on a mission to prove you are right. At least people on the science side of this are open-minded.

I am tired of the onus of proof falling on people who recognise climate change as a real problem. Why should we have to prove that humans make an impact? If the evidence on the other side is so strong, then why isnt the onus on you to prove that human activity has negligible impact on the environment? Good luck on that.

All current evidence shows humans have *some* impact – and need I remind you that humans have no god-given RIGHT to unfairly impact the world. If we make any negative impact, dont we have a duty to change that? If you believe the religion fairytales of life then we are supposed to be the GUARDIANS of the world and living things. So much for that.

2000-2010 looking to be the hottest decade in recorded history.

2009 looking to be the fifth hottest year in recorded history.

I wish that everyone had to get their stance on climate change tattooed on them, so in 50 years if the shit hits the fan, then we can know who to slaughter. Selfish humans.
David Scott
Dec 14th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
I could be paddling a rowboat down Market Street in San Francisco after the poles have melted, and there will still be conservative fanatics who deny that humans are responsible for Global Warming or that it is even real. I invite you to my web-pages devoted to raising awareness on this urgent issue: http://pltcldscsn.blogspot.com/2009/12/conservatives-still-deny-global -warming.html
Video Game Dork
Dec 15th, 2009 at 1:48 am
Man, I was beaten by the first post, flux! I was gonna say:

Didachick? Dumachum? Dadacham?!
Kamshaaft
Dec 15th, 2009 at 3:15 am
LOLidiots. Global warming is real, and that’s somehting which I am not disputing, but even if it weren’t you’d have to be an idiot not to take action against it in case the small number of zealots with their fingers in their ears and blindfolds turned out to be (shock, horror) wrong.
people
Dec 15th, 2009 at 8:22 am
I’m actually more shocked by the fact that Angelo says he has no respect for people who believe in Santa. It’s December for Santa’s sake!
Splint Chesthair
Dec 15th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
I hate people, so I purposely drive a Hummer (the original huge one) and I don’t recycle, reuse OR reduce. I water my lawn so it’s nice and green and I by individually wrapped prunes and throw the wrappers on the ground. I’ll be dead when anything bad happens, so suck it.
tp
Dec 15th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
splint:
…….AND you’re gonna have a shit life.
Splint Chesthair
Dec 17th, 2009 at 8:36 am
tp: maybe you didn’t hear me, I drive a HUMMER!

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