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Kelvin Mace

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3. If this is true, it is pretty much "game over"
Tue Aug 5, 2014, 04:30 PM
Aug 2014

Once methane starts purging into the air, the feedback cycle will speed up the warming process well beyond the 3-4 degrees Celsius everyone has been fretting over.

My personal opinion, having followed this for about 15 years now, is we are true and royally screwed because even the scientists who have been trying to warn us have been understating the data because the "truth" would have gotten them laughed out of society. Things are degrading much faster and will accelerate.

According to Nature, the economic cost will be around $60 trillion.

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So, the earth has its stone-cold ass turned towards the fireplace, and is ... farting? MADem Aug 2014 #1
It is rather frightening, sadoldgirl Aug 2014 #2
If this is true, it is pretty much "game over" Kelvin Mace Aug 2014 #3
3rd Crater Found In Siberia. Earth's "Dragon Breath" Is Coming To Life. PADemD Aug 2014 #4
Fuck. I was afraid of this. raouldukelives Aug 2014 #5
The answer is to buy local and boycott ALL large corporations. Emelina Aug 2014 #12
Big trouble Takket Aug 2014 #6
Do the Cheneys, Bushes, and Kochs of the world really think they can live in methane? Hekate Aug 2014 #7
Climatologist: Methane Plumes From Arctic Mean We're Screwed rickyhall Aug 2014 #8
Another tipping point goes flying past, time to geo-engineer this rock. Exultant Democracy Aug 2014 #9
wheeee phantom power Aug 2014 #10
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #11
they are Pingos. NM_Birder Aug 2014 #13
I never trusted this sneaking little guy Orrex Aug 2014 #14
Maybe this is what killed the dinosaurs?? kentuck Aug 2014 #15
LOL, um, no snooper2 Aug 2014 #17
GOD killed the dinosaurs in the great flood. NM_Birder Aug 2014 #19
We're all gonna die!!!!!!!!! Calista241 Aug 2014 #16
100% true. NM_Birder Aug 2014 #20
Stanford biologist warns of early stages of Earth's 6th mass extinction event Zorro Aug 2014 #18
So the Earth is passing gas, better double the shifts at the Beano® factory. bluesbassman Aug 2014 #21
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