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Re:Permafrost ‘bubbles’ are leaking methane 200 times above ... by andyjohnson0 on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @05:54AM (#12441982)
I'm fairly sure that harwoodleon is referring to positive feedback.

Negative feedback acts to oppose a change (think heating system temperature control). Positive feedback acts to amplify a change, and can result in runaway changes [1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_feedback#Examples_and...

Re:Permafrost ‘bubbles’ are leaking methane 200 times above ... by _Codemonkeyism on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @07:47AM (#12442497)
Thanks!