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glinda

(14,807 posts)
7. A class I took in 1980 taught by Scientists and Nasa
Thu May 31, 2012, 02:28 PM
May 2012

people told us that when/if the Permafrost melts it is a chain reaction like not being able to put out a massive fire. It feeds it's self. They said when that happens it is game over so where is the honesty and panic here in telling the world this and scrambling to either discover a way to deal with this or whatever? This totally sucks.

They need to use different words! BonnieJW May 2012 #1
You are correct! It took scenes like this to get Congress to act on Dust Bowl relief FailureToCommunicate May 2012 #15
Doomsday loop ErikJ May 2012 #2
A lot of methane is held in the permafrost. The permafrost is melting. alfredo May 2012 #5
A class I took in 1980 taught by Scientists and Nasa glinda May 2012 #7
because they know it's game over, so are scrambling magical thyme May 2012 #14
They say Venus is an example of runaway greenhouse gasses. alfredo May 2012 #16
Methane is at least 21 times more effective at trapping heat in the atmosphere when compared to CO2 solarman350 May 2012 #9
My tomatoes are smiling... n/t jtuck004 May 2012 #3
Maybe not if they are choked out by weeds growing faster also. yellowcanine May 2012 #6
Mulch. But they do have a bit of a leer. I swear I've seen that somewhere b4.... jtuck004 May 2012 #11
Audrey! You're looking hungry! RushIsRot Jun 2012 #24
Then you're exceedingly lucky NickB79 Jun 2012 #20
Having spent the first 50 years in Oklahoma, that just sounds normal to me. jtuck004 Jun 2012 #22
I'm glad it's not a big deal. raouldukelives May 2012 #4
When people realize it is based on their personal consumption, only then will it change. Gregorian May 2012 #8
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2012 #10
Good thing it's all a myth... truebrit71 May 2012 #12
This is just an opportunity RoccoR5955 May 2012 #13
Any chance we had at avoiding catastrophic change has come and gone. Odin2005 May 2012 #17
I have to agree. People need to plan how to survive. There will be no change to policies on this. harun May 2012 #19
Doomsday prepping doesn't look so ridiculous now. nt NickB79 Jun 2012 #21
You can gain alot of useful knowledge from the shows Marrah_G Jun 2012 #23
Even a few years ago it would seem awful silly to say those those things but I too harun Jun 2012 #25
I figure if I ever need the skills I will have them Marrah_G Jun 2012 #26
This is why corporations have to be people, so they can continue when all the people die... WriteWrong May 2012 #18
Kick dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #27
K&R! This is extremely important news! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2012 #28
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