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NCjack

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

Reply to Rural_Progressive (Reply #6)

Wed Mar 1, 2017, 03:58 PM

Mar 2017

in my life. The gas release event is likely the irreversible tip in climate. No going back now. We will be lucky if the gases catch fire and burn. That might give us a little time for global weather modification attempts. If burning does not occur, methane, hydrogen sulfide, and methyl sulfide will be transported into the stratosphere, where they will be converted to ice crystals and sulfuric acid aerosols. Incoming solar radiation will be reflected away, and global cooling will immediately follow, and an ice age will be triggered.

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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