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Michael Crichton on Global Warming, Part 3 of 3
Michael Crichton discusses the notion of global warming with Charlie Rose of PBS.
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Or, you could visit Dr Stephen Schneider's website. He spends a lot time explaining this prinicple to the nonscientist. But, you predictably won't.
"These same methane clathrates are present today in the Arctic permafrost as well as below sea level, and remain dormant until triggered by warming.
"This is a major concern because it's possible that only a little warming can unleash this trapped methane. Unzippering the methane reservoir could warm the Earth TENS OF DEGREES, and the mechanism could be geologically very rapid."
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