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Re:Few realistic scenarios left to limit global warming to 1... by stevep98 on Saturday May 15, 2021 @10:15AM (#27165420)
My understanding is that 2 degrees is not that harmful in itself, but it would lead to further uncontrollable runaway increases due to release of methane locked in frozen tundra.
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Re:Few realistic scenarios left to limit global warming to 1... by cableshaft on Saturday May 15, 2021 @10:26AM (#27165519)
That, and also we would be reflecting less heat from the sun without the ice, as ice reflects back 90% of the sunlight that hits it, so no ice would lead to even more warming.
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