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UN warns permafrost is melting
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 19:04
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By Timothy McDonald and staff
A United Nations report says the world’s permafrost is beginning to thaw, bringing with it the threat of a big increase in global warming by 2100.
Permafrost is a deep layer of frozen soil covering about a quarter of the northern hemisphere, and is thought to contain twice the amount of carbon already in the atmosphere.
An accelerating melt would free vast amounts of carbon dioxide and methane which has been trapped in organic matter in the subsoil, often for thousands of years.
goodoh next ice age averted
Pleased to meet you.
I’m sincerely hoping the CO2 levels can hold off the coming Ice Age for a bit longer after all it’s already 2,500 years overdue surely the rest of my life wouldn’t be too much to ask.
There’s an inconvenient truth coming alright!