Over 4.5 Billion people could die from Global Warming-related causes by 2012 (prediction from 2007)

The Canadian ^ | May 18, 2010 | John Stokes

[Free ThinkerNY]

A recent scientific theory called the "hydrate hypothesis" says that historical global warming cycles have been caused by a feedback loop, where melting permafrost methane clathrates (also known as "hydrates") spur local global warming, leading to further melting of clathrates and bacterial growth.

In other words, like western Siberia, the 400 billion tons of methane in permafrost hydrate will gradually melt, and the released methane will speed the melting. The effect of even a couple of billion tons of methane being emitted into the atmosphere each year would be catastrophic.

The "hydrate hypothesis" (if validated) spells the rapid onset of runaway catastrophic global warming. In fact, you should remember this moment when you learned about this feedback loop-it is an existencial turning point in your life.

By the way, the "hydrate hypothesis" is a weeks old scientific theory, and is only now being discussed by global warming scientists. I suggest you Google the term.

Now that most scientists agree human activity is causing the Earth to warm, the central debate has shifted to when we will pass the tipping point and be helpless to stop the runaway Global Warming.

There are enormous quantities of methane trapped in permafrost and under the oceans in ice-like structures called clathrates. The methane in Arctic permafrost clathrates is estimated at 400 billion tons.

Methane is more than 20 times as strong a greenhouse gas as CO2, and the atmosphere currently contains about 3.5 billion tons of the gas.

[FreedomPoster]

I pinged the Admin Moderator to your post. I didn’t verify.

[caveat emptor]

Check it out with Dr. Hansimian, at the National Center for Public Policy Research, who's s'posed good forecasting hurricanes

[CodeToad]

The myans just ran out of rock.

[rbmillerjr]

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[Touch Not the Cat]

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Can I pick which 4.5?

If so, then.....

[Publius6961]

Over 4.5 Billion people could die from Global Warming-related causes by 2012

That is so cool.

If my calculator is correct, that represents 72% of the world population.

All our troubles are over...

Fewer cars
Less oil demand.
Less CO2
Less agriculture/fertilizer needed
Less competition for medical care.

And last, but not least, Social Security is good for another 6 months...

Just saying.