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Global Warming and Poison Ivy
National Geographic is reporting that the rise in global temperature may lead to not only more poison ivy, but more potent poison ivy. In the article, "Poison Ivy Itchier, More Plentiful With Warming, Study Says," National Geographic reports that:
Rising levels of carbon dioxide—a so-called greenhouse gas that traps heat within Earth's atmosphere—can fuel booming poison ivy growth, a new study reports.
The results came as part of a six year study that found that:
Unfortunately, the study also found that carbon dioxide-enhanced poison ivy boasts a stronger strain of urushiol, which may prove even more poisonous to humans.
Read the whole National Geographic report.
— michael | May 31, 2006 06:38 PM | I found it online
