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I hope this is not the first sign of the clathrate gun going off. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clathrate_gun_hypothesis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clat

I hope this is not the first sign of the clathrate gun going off. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clathrate_gun_hypothesis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clathrate_gun_hypothesis

neuronic 6y ago
Ah, the clathrate gun. It's the mercy bullet in terms of climate catastrophe. Sort of Earth ecosystem just ripping the band aid off.
- Bombthecat 6y ago
  It's just a feedback loop. Nothing terrible.
zrail 6y ago
The Clathrate Gun hypothesis is not plausible. Recent research basically disproves it.
- tekstar 6y ago
  Link?
  - zrail 6y ago
    The “Current Outlook” section of the Wikipedia article gives a reasonable overview of the literature. This reddit thread has additional links: https://www.reddit.com/r/climatechange/comments/fv5oyh/has_the_clathrate_gun_hypothesis_been_debunked/ https://www.reddit.com/r/climatechange/comments/fv5oyh/has_t...
    - specialist 6y ago
      Thank you. Will read. It'd be nice if its wikipedia page was updated to reflect this best available science. (Quickly scanning its /Talk: page, I can't make heads or tails of its current status. Sorry.)
    - marvin 6y ago
      Is this subreddit reliable? A cursory read of the comments left me with the impression that human-caused climate change is no big deal, and that makes me wary regarding whether other claims from there are to be counted upon.
      - makerofspoons 6y ago
        The links are often fine, but the sub in my experience is not. The head moderator also moderates /r/climateskeptics and there is a significant overlap between the two subreddits' userbases. This wouldn't be a problem necessarily but many of these users argue in bad faith and derail the discourse on the sub.
        marvin 6y ago
        This seems like a common climate denial tactic. I’m seeing it in my home country as well. Lots of truly bad-faith skeptic contributions to climate change forums on Facebook, made by people who obviously don’t care about science or evidence.

I hope this is not the first sign of the clathrate gun going off. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clathrate_gun_hypothesis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clathrate_gun_hypothesis

neuronic 6y ago

Ah, the clathrate gun. It's the mercy bullet in terms of climate catastrophe. Sort of Earth ecosystem just ripping the band aid off.

Bombthecat 6y ago
It's just a feedback loop. Nothing terrible.

zrail 6y ago

The Clathrate Gun hypothesis is not plausible. Recent research basically disproves it.

tekstar 6y ago
Link?
- zrail 6y ago
  The “Current Outlook” section of the Wikipedia article gives a reasonable overview of the literature. This reddit thread has additional links: https://www.reddit.com/r/climatechange/comments/fv5oyh/has_the_clathrate_gun_hypothesis_been_debunked/ https://www.reddit.com/r/climatechange/comments/fv5oyh/has_t...
  - specialist 6y ago
    Thank you. Will read. It'd be nice if its wikipedia page was updated to reflect this best available science. (Quickly scanning its /Talk: page, I can't make heads or tails of its current status. Sorry.)
  - marvin 6y ago
    Is this subreddit reliable? A cursory read of the comments left me with the impression that human-caused climate change is no big deal, and that makes me wary regarding whether other claims from there are to be counted upon.
    - makerofspoons 6y ago
      The links are often fine, but the sub in my experience is not. The head moderator also moderates /r/climateskeptics and there is a significant overlap between the two subreddits' userbases. This wouldn't be a problem necessarily but many of these users argue in bad faith and derail the discourse on the sub.
      - marvin 6y ago
        This seems like a common climate denial tactic. I’m seeing it in my home country as well. Lots of truly bad-faith skeptic contributions to climate change forums on Facebook, made by people who obviously don’t care about science or evidence.