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Posted Mon Feb 25 2008: from Reuters: Methane, permafrost, and the Wild Card http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1203980660 "More research [is] urgently needed into the possibility of a runaway release of methane, a powerful heat-trapping gas trapped in frozen soils in Siberia, Canada, Alaska and Nordic nations, it said in a 2008 yearbook issued at 154-nation talks in Monaco.... Vast amounts of methane entering the atmosphere "would lead to abrupt changes in the climate that would likely be irreversible," UNEP said. "We must not cross that threshold." [Read more stories about: methane release] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

'Doc Jim says: Siberian, Canadian, and Scandinavian permafrost, as it melts, will radically boost climate change gases, creating a serious feedback loop that will make it all worse. Did you hear about this (even in 2005)? Follow the money. It ain't you and me who benefit. NEXT> More stories: Cheap, Clean Drinking Water Purified Through Nanotechnology Male Fertility May Be Harmed By Mix of Endocrine Disrupters (Methane, permafrost, and the Wild Card) Creation Care, and evangelicals Global shortage of metals looming Want to explore more? Try the PaniCloud!

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