Global Oxygen Depletion​

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Are humans consuming oxygen faster than it can be replaced?

We are all aware of our reliance on fossil fuels and their byproducts of greenhouse gases and poisons, like carbon dioxide (CO2) and carbon monoxide (CO). But have you ever wondered about the other half of the equation? Where does the oxygen come from that is used to burn the fuel? Where does the oxygen go? And, is it possible to run out of air to breathe?

I recommend reading Introduction to global oxygen depletion, then you can dig deep into the issues below.

By the way, this has been a hobby of mine for a long time. I got tired of sucking exhaust while riding a bike, and it got me thinking. I put over a decade of research (thousands of hours) into this series.

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Introduction to global oxygen depletion

As mankind burns more and more fuel, we are also burning more and more oxygen. Simultaneously, the Earth's ecosystem, the system that produces the oxygen, is being destroyed. At what point does the Earth reach a tipping point? And, how long before we run out of air to breathe?
A man wearing a gas mask watches television in a smoggy dystopian world.

How long before the Earth runs out of oxygen?

Have you ever wondered how much breathable air is on Earth, and if we'll ever run out? Our atmosphere is paper-thin relative to a basketball, and we use its oxygen to power internal combustion engines, create electricity, and manufacture products (cement, chemicals, plastic). Worse, we are destroying the plants that make more breathable oxygen.

More articles about global oxygen depletion

The articles above give you the basics about oxygen depletion. The articles below dive deeper into the individual issues of where our oxygen comes from and where it goes.

Further down are articles for scientists interested in attempting to measure atmospheric oxygen. 

Articles for scientist to help measure global oxygen depletion

These are detailed articles that explore the problem and the solution to measuring oxygen depletion. 

Breathless:
The Oxygen Apocalypse

A new sci-fi book by Scott Stoll

If you enjoy science fiction, you’ll love this story about what might happen in a worst-case scenario if the world runs out of oxygen in a cataclysmic event. To be clear, the blogs above are based on facts and science; however, this book is a work of fiction based on years of research. 

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Breathless the Oxygen Apocalypse. Book cover. An image of a man living inside a giant jar with the last tree on Earth. Outside is a dead world that has run out of oxygen.