New Delhi: Till now, increasing pollution and global warming around the world were seen only as a result of changing weather or increasing heat. But a new research has worried scientists all over the world. Researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia and Curtin University have claimed that the increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is now directly reaching our blood. Analyzing the data of the last 20 years, it has been found that major changes are taking place in human blood chemistry. These changes are so silent and slow that the common man is not even aware of them. According to research, if carbon dioxide levels continue to increase at this rate, then in the next few decades the blood markers of our body will cross their healthy limits. Its worst effect will be on children and teenagers, because their body is still developing and they will be exposed to this poisonous air for a long time.

Scary figures revealed by testing blood samples

Researchers have examined blood samples of about 7,000 people of America. This study is based on data between 1999 and 2020. It was found that the level of ‘serum bicarbonate’ in the blood was continuously increasing.

Bicarbonate is a marker that shows the amount of carbon dioxide in the body. Till now an increase of 7% has been recorded in comparison to 1999.

The surprising thing is that as CO2 is increasing in the air, the composition of our blood is also changing in the same proportion. In the year 2000, the level of CO2 in the atmosphere was 369 ppm, which has increased to more than 420 ppm today.

Experts say that our body is trying to adjust to this changing wind, but this effort may prove costly in the future.

Why is increasing bicarbonate in the blood dangerous for the body?

• Bicarbonate works to maintain the balance of acid and base in our body. When we inhale more CO2, the body starts retaining more bicarbonate to balance the blood pH. This is a kind of defense mechanism, but it is not good for health if it happens for a long time.

According to Professor Alexander Larcombe, if this trend continues, bicarbonate levels will go out of healthy limits in the next 50 years. Its effect will be that the internal functions of the human body will start deteriorating. This is moving towards becoming a huge public health crisis.

What is the real cause of calcium and phosphorus deficiency?

Researchers believe that by the end of this century, calcium and phosphorus in the human body may reach their lowest levels.

Humans evolved in an air where the CO2 level was between 280 to 300 ppm. But in the last decade it has been increasing at the rate of 2.6 ppm per year. In the year 2024, a record increase of 3.5 ppm has been seen. Our organs are not ready for this rapid change.

Why is our body not able to withstand this poisonous air?

Dr. Phil Bierwirth says that we are not able to adapt ourselves to this new situation. The body has a delicate balance that works between air, blood pH and breathing rate. Now the level of CO2 in the atmosphere has become so high that humans have never experienced it in history. This gas is now accumulating inside our body.

We have to understand that we will probably never be able to fully adjust to this increased level. Therefore, reducing carbon emissions has now become necessary not only to save the earth but also to keep ourselves alive.

Will even breathing be a challenge for future generations?

However, this does not mean that people will suddenly fall ill, but these slow changes in the body can give rise to many new diseases in the future. To give a healthy life to the coming generations, we have to immediately control the level of carbon dioxide.