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the sky isn't falling but we reaching a bunch of natural tippings points. Arctic sea ice melt: The loss of Arctic sea ice can lead to positive feedback loops,
by sharemywin 4y ago
the sky isn't falling but we reaching a bunch of natural tippings points.
Arctic sea ice melt: The loss of Arctic sea ice can lead to positive feedback loops, where less ice means more solar radiation absorbed by the dark ocean, leading to more warming and more ice melt.
Greenland ice sheet melt: The melting of the Greenland ice sheet could contribute to sea level rise and ocean circulation changes, potentially disrupting global climate patterns.
West Antarctic ice sheet melt: Similar to the Greenland ice sheet, the melting of the West Antarctic ice sheet could contribute to sea level rise and ocean circulation changes.
Amazon rainforest dieback: If the Amazon rainforest reaches a tipping point, it could lead to a self-sustaining cycle of forest dieback and degradation, releasing vast amounts of carbon into the atmosphere.
Permafrost melt: The melting of permafrost, which is frozen soil that stores vast amounts of carbon, could release large amounts of greenhouse gases, amplifying global warming.
Boreal forest dieback: Like the Amazon rainforest, the boreal forest is also at risk of reaching a tipping point that could lead to a self-sustaining cycle of forest dieback and degradation, releasing large amounts of carbon.
- JumpinJack_Cash 4y agoAnd you have never been there, to any of the places mentioned. This is what I said before. Looking at indicators on a sensor and then panic. I have seen plants grow where hundreds of gallons of diesel were spilled, just to give an example. People have no idea of the enormity and resilence of Nature. The biomass of Nature ex humans trumps us by many orders of magnitude, it's an delusion to think that we'd be able to topple all that mass even if we intentionally tried to.