| Title |
The human physiological impact of global deoxygenation
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|---|---|
| Published in |
The Journal of Physiological Sciences, November 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s12576-016-0501-0 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Daniel Martin, Helen McKenna, Valerie Livina |
| Abstract |
There has been a clear decline in the volume of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere over the past 20 years. Although the magnitude of this decrease appears small compared to the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere, it is difficult to predict how this process may evolve, due to the brevity of the collected records. A recently proposed model predicts a non-linear decay, which would result in an increasingly rapid fall-off in atmospheric oxygen concentration, with potentially devastating consequences for human health. We discuss the impact that global deoxygenation, over hundreds of generations, might have on human physiology. Exploring the changes between different native high-altitude populations provides a paradigm of how humans might tolerate worsening hypoxia over time. Using this model of atmospheric change, we predict that humans may continue to survive in an unprotected atmosphere for ~3600 years. Accordingly, without dramatic changes to the way in which we interact with our planet, humans may lose their dominance on Earth during the next few millennia. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 35 | 26% |
| United States | 19 | 14% |
| Canada | 5 | 4% |
| Ireland | 3 | 2% |
| Spain | 2 | 1% |
| Australia | 2 | 1% |
| Belgium | 2 | 1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 6 | 4% |
| Unknown | 58 | 43% |
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| Members of the public | 117 | 87% |
| Scientists | 11 | 8% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 5 | 4% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | <1% |
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| Unknown | 66 | 100% |
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| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 15% |
| Researcher | 9 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 11% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 8 | 12% |
| Unknown | 15 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 14% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 8% |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 5% |
| Chemistry | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 21 | 32% |
| Unknown | 19 | 29% |
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