Has anyone looked seriously into any means of increasing snow cover on the permafrost? That seems to me like the most likely way of slowing the thawing.
On May 28, 6:58 am, John Nissen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Alvia, > > It's interesting that Dr Schuur talks only of CO2, whereas others > consider methane much the greater threat. > > But it's this nonsense at the end which upsets me. To imagine that > reducing emissions can stop permafrost thaw is rediculous. Clearly, if > insulation won't work, there is no option but solar radiation management > - and the sooner the better. > > How can Dr Schuur say such a thing? Does he not realise what a > desperate situation we are in, with the whole Arctic warming and sea ice > threatening to disappear? > > Cheers, > > John > > > Burning fossil fuels adds about 8.5 gigatonnes of emissions each year, > > but it is a process that can theoretically be controlled. > > > > Permafrost thaw, though, would be self-reinforcing and could be almost > > impossible to brake. > > > > "It's not an option to be putting insulation on top of the tundra," > > Schuur said. > > > > "If we address our own emissions either by reducing deforestation or > > controlling emissions from fossil fuels, that's the key to minimising > > the changes in the permafrost carbon pool." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
