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An earth system model shows self-sustained melting of permafrost even if all man-made GHG emissions stop in 2020

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Tags: climate change, global warming, ice melt, permafrost, earth, greenhouse gases, emissions, arctic, author.jorgen randers, author.ulrich goluke, source.nature, long read
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-75481-z

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Authors
Jorgen Randers, Ulrich Goluke
Published
Nov 12 2020
Word count
4899 words

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  1. Toric
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    I rembember reading about a 'point of no return' caused by methane trapped in the ice when I was a freshman in high school. I remember the early 2020s being the estimated date for this point of no...

    I rembember reading about a 'point of no return' caused by methane trapped in the ice when I was a freshman in high school. I remember the early 2020s being the estimated date for this point of no return. I was only 14, and couldnt imagine we wouldnt have it under control by then...

    we were warned... we have been being warned since before I have been born. and yet we have done nothing.

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