What happens when the permafrost thaws? | BBC Ideas
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Published 2024-07-20
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All Comments (21)
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4:04 “There’s estimated to be four times more carbon trapped in permafrost than all of the human-generated CO₂ emissions in modern history. The release into the atmosphere of even a fraction of this as carbon dioxide and methane will have a profound effect on the climate.” The lede is buried exactly at the midpoint of the video.
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This should be taught in high schools!
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Jesus Christ, the comments in this video make me root for global warming to wipe us all
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Hope Santa has a good lawyer.
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What happens when that permanent frost becomes not permanent
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Exponential melting. I wonder if we've reached or passed the tipping point yet.
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No more ice-cream, main thing of concern.
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The end of ice road truckers.
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She be throwing gang signs on the Thumbnail.
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We are doomed. That's all, folks!
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7:00 "is there a way of showing down, or stopping this!" ... "No, not really"
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<3 It's sad to see a way of life & many generations of memories dissipate directly underneath you. Many Canadians & others feel this connection with Northern Territories, peoples, tongues, tribes, & ways of life in one way or another. Truly devastating...
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We're going to end up building giant space-based sun shades, aren't we. That's the only way we'll fix it.
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What happens? The methane stored will get out and make the climate change even worse because it's way worse than carbon dioxide.
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Crippin
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When permafrost thaws, it releases vast amounts of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane, exacerbating global warming and leading to a feedback loop of further thawing. This process can destabilize ecosystems, infrastructure, and communities in Arctic regions. The critical question is: How can we mitigate the impacts of permafrost thaw and prevent the acceleration of climate change?
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I'm surprised you didn't mention all the methane that is locked up in potentially explosive pockets beneath the permafrost.
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We get effed
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Unfortunately the way how the world politics goes there probably will never be any meaningful changes to stop climate change until there are severe effects that is felt by a superpower nation/s
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"Permafrost" sounds so mythical
