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Fuck Russia let's sink their shit.
Don't worry, when the former permafrost becomes bog land the methane sink release will ignite the atmosphere.
the former permafrost becomes bog land
This can happen
the methane sink release will ignite the atmosphere.
This is a bunch of words, but not something that we're actually facing.
The permafrost wasn't so much a methane sink, as a place where carbon got stored. When it warms up, the decay process can generate methane, which can then be released. Under some limited conditions, you can actually even burn it when released from natural sources like this, but that's not usually what happens — it just floats off into the atmosphere.
The atmosphere as a whole will not ignite.
with Western-imposed sanctions and other restrictions, interrupting work on a host of projects
Which sanctions? Communication wasn't and will not be banned. Russian authors are still published and welcomed at various conferences.
- Western nations aren't funding people to work in Russia.
- Russia requires people who live there and accept funding from overseas to register as foreign agents
this post was submitted on 22 Oct 2024
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