That people know the kindling temperature of paper is probably the result of Fahrenheit 451, the novel about book burning. Books, made from trees, return their carbon to the atmosphere when they burn. That carbon is the concern of many who fear the atmosphere will reach 450 ppm sometime in the next 20 to 30 years. Trees photosynthesize, so in the next few decades forest growth might be enhanced by the increased availability of carbon dioxide unless forest clearing outstrips growth.
Is it coincidental that an increase in forests appears almost contemporaneously with an increase in the number of book-burners?
No, probably not. Book-burners have always been with us, as have forests. In an age of increased forest clearing and increased paper production, the irony lies in the juxtaposition of a potential increase in both forest growth and book-fires. Feedback loop? More forests, more books, more book fires, more atmospheric carbon dioxide, more photosynthesis, more forests, more paper, more books, more book fires…
https://phys.org/news/2020-08-fossil-high-atmospheric-carbon-spurred.html
Is it coincidental that an increase in forests appears almost contemporaneously with an increase in the number of book-burners?
No, probably not. Book-burners have always been with us, as have forests. In an age of increased forest clearing and increased paper production, the irony lies in the juxtaposition of a potential increase in both forest growth and book-fires. Feedback loop? More forests, more books, more book fires, more atmospheric carbon dioxide, more photosynthesis, more forests, more paper, more books, more book fires…
https://phys.org/news/2020-08-fossil-high-atmospheric-carbon-spurred.html
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