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Related: About this forumClimate Denial Crock of the Week: Arctic Sea Ice: The Death Spiral Continues
After watching new video of ice disintegrating while we are still in the dead of winter, I called a leading ice expert for insights into what's happening, and what to expect in the future.
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Climate Denial Crock of the Week: Arctic Sea Ice: The Death Spiral Continues (Original Post)
greenman3610
Apr 2013
OP
Sea ice is of little concern compared to the melting of permafrost in the Arctic.
xtraxritical
Apr 2013
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Emillereid
(3,332 posts)1. Very informative as usual! Thanks.
AAO
(3,300 posts)2. Well, isn't that a fine kettle of fish!
Berlum
(7,044 posts)3. Monkton is a skillful liar. No wonder the Repubbies adore him
He is as phony & duplicitous as they come. Repubbies just lap that crap up.
xtraxritical
(3,576 posts)4. Sea ice is of little concern compared to the melting of permafrost in the Arctic.
Permafrost is the largest sequester of methane on the planet and methane is rich rich rich in Co2. Release this methane and global warming will really spike.
greenman3610
(3,947 posts)5. melting sea ice will hasten methane release,
whether from permafrost, or undersea hydrates.
see more here on permafrost
xtraxritical
(3,576 posts)6. Thanks for the input greenman but all I get is server not found error.
xtraxritical
(3,576 posts)7. Never mind, I got it on the reload, thanks.
blackspade
(10,056 posts)8. We are so fucked.
Thanks to capitalism and its 'cost-benefit analysis'.