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femmedem

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3. Short of nuclear war, this is the worst news imaginable.

Reply to Rural_Progressive (Original post)

Wed Mar 1, 2017, 03:27 PM

Mar 2017

Not only does the permafrost store twice the amount of carbon as is in our atmosphere, as the article states, but it also stores vast amounts of methane. The methane won't stay in the atmosphere for centuries the way CO2 will, but, unchecked, it will lead to more powerful abrupt climate change in the shorter term.
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Massive Permafrost Thaw Documented in Canada, Portends Huge Carbon Release [View all] Rural_Progressive Mar 2017 OP

republicans are way too busy destroying the EPA, etc. to give a shit about the planet Achilleaze Mar 2017 #1

Looks like the next step toward climate instability NCjack Mar 2017 #2

This is a HUGE step toward climate instability Rural_Progressive Mar 2017 #6

I would like to toughen the tone of my statement. This news is the worst NCjack Mar 2017 #10

There's no evidence of what you suggest happening NickB79 Mar 2017 #13

Short of nuclear war, this is the worst news imaginable. femmedem Mar 2017 #3

Time to shade the poles with upper atmosphere particulates, etc. theophilus Mar 2017 #4

"shade the poles with upper atmosphere particulates" Duppers Mar 2017 #18

and the deniers will all claim this event is all natural and man is not involved dembotoz Mar 2017 #5

On day 24, only 1/64 (1.6%) of the pond is covered. But in just 6 more days.... (eom) progree Mar 2017 #7

Seems to be something the human brain is just not capable of dealing with Rural_Progressive Mar 2017 #9

Yeah, when I first heard the pond example a few years ago, it blew me away progree Mar 2017 #11

Oh, here is what I saw - "Plan B: Has Our Planet Already Reached the 29th Day?" progree Mar 2017 #15

Good thing climate change is just a hoax, then Orrex Mar 2017 #8

They don't care, they figure they'll be dead by the time it gets "really bad" Kimchijeon Mar 2017 #12

This has happened for many, many years its why permafrost areas look like swiss cheese. Sunlei Mar 2017 #14

So now we know pressbox69 Mar 2017 #16

Just wait until we reach 500 ppm CO2. roamer65 Mar 2017 #17