During the summer of 2023, members of a scientific expedition into the densely tropical Cyclops mountains in Indonesian New Guinea were shocked to discover shrimp living in trees.¹ A 2021 report on land cruising shrimp in Thailand had stated, “Shrimp—unlike some crustaceans—cannot survive on land.”² Well, that’s old news now.

Most of us have heard about the steady increase in CO₂ in the earth’s atmosphere, sometimes called the Keeling Curve.¹ Many have tied this current upswing to climate change, and many have blamed the burning of fossil fuels for this increase. But is it that simple?