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[-] ArcheTelos@lemmy.world 72 points 1 year ago

There's tons of carbon frozen in Arctic permafrost. As the planet warms up, the ice melts, dumping more CO2 into the atmosphere and causing a runaway effect.

[-] u202307011927@feddit.de 25 points 1 year ago

Yet we can't runaway from that problem

[-] dom@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago
[-] CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 4 points 1 year ago

Not enough short term profit. The long term returns are infinitely greater.

[-] funktion@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah nobody cares enough about those

[-] erusuoyera@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago

There's also tons of carbon dioxide dissolved in seawater. As the planet warms up, the warmer sea can hold less carbon dioxide, dumping even more CO² into the atmosphere and accelerating the runaway effect.

this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2023
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