
549 - Charlie Zender (Climate Scientist)
Tangentially Speaking with Christopher Ryan
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The Doomsday Scenario in Antarctica
There are some abrupt climate change events that are conceivable and that we are increasing the likelihood of. The Thwaites ice shelf could disintegrate in 10 years or 20 years, he says. Permafrost is thawing which can release methane into the atmosphere as a potent greenhouse gas. We're really poor at seeing what's about to be in the atmosphere just beneath the surface of permafrost.
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