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Saturday, 10 June 2006
Poison Ivy Issues (Like anything that says
Mood:  irritated
Now Playing: Goldfrapp- Strict Machine; White Zombie- More Human Than Human; Rihanna- SOS (Rescue Me); Alice Cooper- School's Out
Topic: NewsBites
You guys wanna know something that sucks? Global warming's cause, increased carbon dioxide, helps plants gow. Why could this possibly suck? Because it particularly pumps up our arch-nemesis poison ivy. While Uma Thurman must be thrilled, I'm fairly certain I enjoy my backyard poison ivy-free... In fact, it helps ALL the little "poison" plants. Like poison oak and poison sumac as well. According to the Duke and Harvard study, warmer weather helps these plants grow up to three times larger and produce a more toxic urushiol. For those of you who don't know, that means that a simple brush with one of these babies could cause a ton of damage. It just kinda proves that we need to take care of Mother Earth before she "takes care" of us- mob style!

For more on this story, check the following links:
  1. Global Warming Expected to Raise the Severity of Poison Ivy; More (and Itchier) Seasons Predicted in Coming Years
  2. Warming Could Make Poison Ivy Denser, Itchier
  3. Poison Ivy Getting Meaner
  4. Study: global warming boosts poison ivy
  5. Biomass and toxicity responses of poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) to elevated atmospheric CO2 [Official Study Abstract!]

Posted by Melvin Bunny at 7:37 AM PDT
Updated: Friday, 7 July 2006 3:30 PM PDT
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