I'll weigh in with this video shared by fishmonger in the Cool Videos thread. As he wrote, "this should really be in the Solar Power thread, but I think more people will look here."
It's a 10-minute video talking about what could happen if global warming continues too far unabated. The crux is that at some point, massive stores of methane which are currently sequestered away could be released if ocean waters warm enough and the Tundra thaws. Compared to the effects of global warming caused by CO2, the methane release will be far worse. The video compares it to any of the 5 "mass extinctions" over the course of geologic history. If we push the atmospheric conditions to the "Tipping Point", it's Game Over!
It makes me wonder whether having children was a wise thing to do. It certainly gives me validation that any cutback in the use of fossil fuels is good.
Here's the video. Watch it and ponder it. Last Hours
One of the comments posted recently to the video:
"This is the ultimate human IQ test! Are we going to get a failing grade? The price will be high, indeed."
