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Another reason to listen to Smokey
Forests and fires foster fearsome feedbacks |
Joseph Romm |
29 May 2008 |
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| Previously, I looked at why the permafrost won't be perma for long. Then I looked at whether the potential destruction of the tundra represents the point of no return for the climate, necessitating that we keep atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide below 450 ppm or else risk going to 800 ppm to 1,000 ppm. Here I examine two local amplifying feedbacks that further threaten the permafrost: forests and fires. Reduced snow cover and albedo (reflectivity) in the summ ... |
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| Topics: climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, wilderness (all these topics) |
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