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otherme123
15 days ago
There are some positive feedbacks that once triggered could not be reverted for millenia. For example a potential stop of the AMOC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_meridional_overturnin...
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holowoodman
15 days ago
Melting glaciers and ice caps is another such thing. As soon as the polar albedo changes because there is no more snow and ice, temperatures will stay elevated for a far longer time than it took to melt those caps.
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