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The "fun" starts when the feedback loops really start going https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_methane_emissions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_methane
by dharma1 10y ago
The "fun" starts when the feedback loops really start going
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_methane_emissions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_methane_emissions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methane_clathrate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methane_clathrate
Depending on how fast we'll see arable land being lost, food supply for 9 billion people in 2040 could be quite problematic
- nibs 10y agoWe need to create a market for halophyte plants that can be grown using salt water in dessert/saline conditions. It requires extensive marketing investment and skill in order to create a market at each level of biomass (biofuel, animal feed, people food, niche health products, pharma).
- dharma1 10y agoInteresting. I had to Google it - it looks like 2% of plants tolerate salt water to different degrees. It looks like an interesting field for breeding or potentially GM to cultivate seawater tolerant food crops