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Re:Alaska’s thawing soils are now pouring carbon dioxide int... by stcredzero on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @04:48PM (#15084950)
Methane is a very potent greenhouse gas, and the release would be absolutely huge. The momentary spike would well cause a lot of CO2 to be released.
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Re:Alaska’s thawing soils are now pouring carbon dioxide int... by mirimir on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @05:00PM (#15085080)
On a positive note, while it may not suffice to save human civilization, CO2 likely won't get baked out of rocks. Or at least, it hasn't after previous "methane gun" events.
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Re:Alaska’s thawing soils are now pouring carbon dioxide int... by stcredzero on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @06:28PM (#15085750)
What has been released after the previous "methane gun" events?
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Re:Alaska’s thawing soils are now pouring carbon dioxide int... by mirimir on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @06:52PM (#15085893)
The Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum[0] and the Permian–Triassic extinction[1] may have involved "methane gun" events.

0) http://www.pnas.org/content/113/28/7739.full.pdf

1) http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2002/dayearthdied.shtml

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