A crater formed in Siberia's permafrost is growing

Re:A crater formed in Siberia's permafrost is growing by beedogs on Monday February 27, 2017 @10:53PM (#13751011)

And, shortly thereafter, mass extinction of the human race and most other multicellular life.

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Re:A crater formed in Siberia's permafrost is growing by M_Grey on Monday February 27, 2017 @10:57PM (#13751035)

Probably, yes. It's looking more and more like 'The Great Filter' hypothesis is valid, and the filter is in our relatively near future. That said, I'm sure tardigrades, bacteria, plenty of fungi and the like won't even notice.

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Re:A crater formed in Siberia's permafrost is growing by adrianN on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @04:47AM (#13752552)

The planet has been warmer in the past and supported multicellular life.

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Re:A crater formed in Siberia's permafrost is growing by senorjazz on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @10:07AM (#13754219)

That isn't quite the same as the human race with it's current standard of living is it.

"don't worry everyone, there will still be slime in the seas"

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