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by ospray 920 days ago
Every time I read that the methane is melting faster than expected I start wondering if the clathrate gun will blow after all and we really will be doomed. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clathrate_gun_hypothesis
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> While it may be important on the millennial timescales,[5][6] it is no longer considered relevant for the near future climate change: the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report states "It is very unlikely that gas clathrates (mostly methane) in deeper terrestrial permafrost and subsea clathrates will lead to a detectable departure from the emissions trajectory during this century".