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Originally Posted by avandonk
The situation is even worse if you take into account that every glacier on Earth is retreating.
There are also huge amounts of CO2 fixed in clathrates on the colder parts of the oceans floor. If these clathrates warm up there will be a run away effect.
The CO2 and methane now held in the frozen arctic tundra will also be liberated.
This will make our puny efforts by burning fossil fuels look like a little blip.
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Is global warming causing the the rise in CO2?
Bert has provided some interesting ammunition that can be used in both sides of the debate.