I'd like some citations on that if you have them. Because the story I heard is that there's no going back. Rather a new equilibrium will be established (assuming no substantial reduction in global emissions) 5 - 8 degrees warmer; no ice on Antarctica or Greenland and that means a sea level rise of about 70 metres. — unenlightened
The Long Thaw by David Archer, one of the few who's done long range climate modeling.
No, it's not permanent. CO2 is water soluble. — frank
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Dude, the book is called "The Long Thaw: How Humans Are Changing the Next 100,000 Years of Earth's Climate ". Not 10,000 years. I'm not sure I'll be around that long — unenlightened
don't believe anyone would object to dumping scrap iron into the oceans for algae to sequester CO2 from the atmosphere. — Shawn
Archer shows how just a few centuries of fossil-fuel use will cause not only a climate storm that will last a few hundred years, but dramatic climate changes that will last thousands. Carbon dioxide emitted today will be a problem for millennia. For the first time, humans have become major players in shaping the long-term climate. In fact, a planetwide thaw driven by humans has already begun. But despite the seriousness of the situation, Archer argues that it is still not too late to avert dangerous climate change--if humans can find a way to cooperate as never before.
About 10% of the CO2 from coal will still be affecting the climate in one hundred thousand years. — David Archer
You are misrepresenting your source, I'm afraid. — unenlightened
Oh, sorry. 90%, not 100%. — frank
No dude, 10 % after 100,000 years, not 10% after 10,000 years, You're missing a zero again. — unenlightened
Mass migration, serious food shortages, increased natural disasters, job scarcity, not being able to be outside a building for much time at all. — Manuel
Yeah, but you're still utterly doomed. — frank
Something will arise from the human potential as a result of climate change that will be unique and beautiful. — frank
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