floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoTrying to reverse climate change won’t save us, scientists warnwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up1283arrow-down112
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minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36arrow-down2·21 days agoTipping point has tipped? The one I remember scaring the hell out of everyone is the permafrost melt. Thaw out enough permafrost and it releases enough greenhouse gasses to self perpetuate. No human interaction required. https://www.space.com/methane-beneath-arctic-permafrost-climate-feedback-loop
minus-squareHubertManne@moist.catsweat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·21 days agoYeah and it was pretty much going once we hit the twenty teens but took awhile to notice. At this point its about slowing things down as much as possible.
Tipping point has tipped?
The one I remember scaring the hell out of everyone is the permafrost melt.
Thaw out enough permafrost and it releases enough greenhouse gasses to self perpetuate. No human interaction required.
https://www.space.com/methane-beneath-arctic-permafrost-climate-feedback-loop
Yeah and it was pretty much going once we hit the twenty teens but took awhile to notice. At this point its about slowing things down as much as possible.