More irreversible knock-on effects of global warming in the news today, two of which (permafrost emissions and the Amazon rainforest converting to savannah) will release additional CO2. Unfixable even with unrealistic immediate, Draconian policy changes. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/top-scientists-warn-of-an-amazon-tipping-point/2019/12/20/9c9be954-233e-11ea-bed5-880264cc91a9_story.html …
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I'm not a nihilist about this, incidentally, and support the big policy changes. After all, we could always luck out and get a big volcanic eruption that buys us 5-10 years of time to retool the world economy. Or maybe one of these surprise feedback loops will break our way.
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I am still hoping for a Yellowstone eruption on the larger side of expectations. The impact should be enough to make it manageable.
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All you need is another Krakatoa. Yellowstone would solve global warming by killing humanity.
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