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Presumably it is not a truly unbounded feedback loop, since some process led to ice and permafrost forming in the first place. But I haven't studied that extens
by throwawaysea 5y ago
Presumably it is not a truly unbounded feedback loop, since some process led to ice and permafrost forming in the first place. But I haven't studied that extensively - this is just my intuition.
- dharmab 5y agoSure, on a geological timescale, it's possible for very hot planets to cool down. However, geologicial timescales might as well be infinite compared to human timescales. https://xkcd.com/1732 https://xkcd.com/1732 is a good visualization of this.