But burning forrests are feature not a bug. Look on the bright side. If we can get every major woodland carbon sink to burn down then Co2 doesn't matter. We will have enough smoke and other sunlight blocking debrie to increase albedo to volcano like levels. Thus we cool right off. And after that some majic technology will take over and all the trees will grow back. And the rivers will flow champaign because we will be in Heaven cause we are all dead. I like to think of it this way . . . .
The question of how much the smoke from all these fires will cool the earth is really still open. But in general it's a BAD deal for the Climate System.
The cooling effect only lasts for 3-4 years as the particulates wash out of the atmosphere.
The CO2 dumped into the atmosphere lasts for thousands of years and so 'builds up".
The soot from the fires also darkens the ice in Greenland and accelerate their melt.
At +3ppm a year Collapse is a runaway train and our time is VERY short.
But I like to think about it the other way . . . all will be free bubble-up and rainbow stew. You screw it all up with facts and logic, blah!
Seriously, how long have I got Doc? You can give it to me straight, I can take it. Did I tell you I bought a TRIUMPH Street Triple sport bike? Rip your head off fast. So I'm having a blast waiting for the END OF TIME. Car runs great too.
But burning forrests are feature not a bug. Look on the bright side. If we can get every major woodland carbon sink to burn down then Co2 doesn't matter. We will have enough smoke and other sunlight blocking debrie to increase albedo to volcano like levels. Thus we cool right off. And after that some majic technology will take over and all the trees will grow back. And the rivers will flow champaign because we will be in Heaven cause we are all dead. I like to think of it this way . . . .
The question of how much the smoke from all these fires will cool the earth is really still open. But in general it's a BAD deal for the Climate System.
The cooling effect only lasts for 3-4 years as the particulates wash out of the atmosphere.
The CO2 dumped into the atmosphere lasts for thousands of years and so 'builds up".
The soot from the fires also darkens the ice in Greenland and accelerate their melt.
At +3ppm a year Collapse is a runaway train and our time is VERY short.
But I like to think about it the other way . . . all will be free bubble-up and rainbow stew. You screw it all up with facts and logic, blah!
Seriously, how long have I got Doc? You can give it to me straight, I can take it. Did I tell you I bought a TRIUMPH Street Triple sport bike? Rip your head off fast. So I'm having a blast waiting for the END OF TIME. Car runs great too.
Another excellent--and sobering--article.