Global Warming Feedback Loop
National Geographic has some interesting news on the Global Warming feedback loop, that is to say that as the climate warms, it promotes the production of methane, which is belched into the atmosphere (in the article, particularly by Siberian lakes that were being studied). Since methane is a greenhouse gas, it causes more warming. How much more warming? During the Cold War, we used to talk about bombing people back to the Stone Age, but in fact it looks like we’ll be gassing ourselves back to the Dinosaur Age as CO2 levels rise to their highest levels in 25 million years. Meanwhile, Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma thinks that global warming is a huge hoax and many think that his pollution bill is an attempt to punish California for it’s recent anti-global warming legislation. Three guess which party he belongs to?
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