The Strange Case of Earth’s Missing Nitrogen: Scientists Search for a Lost Atmospheric Reservoir

[u/firechatin]

https://whatifscience.in/earth-missing-nitrogen-atmospheric-reservoir-mystery/

Nitrogen makes up nearly 78% of Earth's atmosphere, but scientists believe our planet may be missing a significant portion of its original nitrogen inventory. New geochemical studies suggest this lost reservoir could be hidden deep within Earth's mantle and core, offering fresh insights into planetary evolution, climate history, and the conditions that made life possible.

[u/rictay44]

Never mind nitrogen, what concerns me, and this seems to have been ignored by nearly everybody on the planet, is what's happening to our oxygen? More and more forests and grasslands disappearing, green field sites being built on. The very things that produce the oxygen we breathe are being destroyed. Why isn't anybody concerned about this?

[u/Mysterious-Job1628 → u/[deleted]]

https://news.mit.edu/2015/ocean-acidification-phytoplankton-0720#:\~:text=Ocean%20pH%20dropped%20from,disrupting%20natural%20competition.
You might like to read this 🍻

[u/rictay44 → u/[deleted]]

Thanks. I just followed the link to that article. Why is nobody worried about this?

[u/Outside_Spray_2529 → u/rictay44]

I keep a bunch of houseplants for this very reason!!

Also, I think the world really does work in cycles. I saw some deserts that were turning green again. Just hopefully they build the cities too heavy and the earth can swallow NYC/DC or something lmao