Man releases roughly 5 billion tons of carbon a year. Which allegedly contributes to global warming.
Now they are measuring the release of carbon from the permafrost melting. In other words carbon trapped in ice millions of years ago. By 2100, they are estimating 250 billion tons will be released.. Which brings concepts like "TIPPING POINT" much further to the front of our reality. Arctic permafrost melting 4x times faster avg elsewhere on planet.
Tipping point, global warming, begins to feed itself...and our chance to change anything gets lower and lower.
I kind of believe this, but the science has been used as a political weapon, so much, I have been slow to get aboard. But this is different, this is like a sinking ocean liner contributing to its own sinking. The more water it takes on, the less the chance of avoiding the inevitable. I.e., perpetual motion.
Now they are measuring the release of carbon from the permafrost melting. In other words carbon trapped in ice millions of years ago. By 2100, they are estimating 250 billion tons will be released.. Which brings concepts like "TIPPING POINT" much further to the front of our reality. Arctic permafrost melting 4x times faster avg elsewhere on planet.
Tipping point, global warming, begins to feed itself...and our chance to change anything gets lower and lower.
I kind of believe this, but the science has been used as a political weapon, so much, I have been slow to get aboard. But this is different, this is like a sinking ocean liner contributing to its own sinking. The more water it takes on, the less the chance of avoiding the inevitable. I.e., perpetual motion.
