The absolute worst case? Probably involves simultaneous and rapid release of the clathrates and the melting of the permafrost, a major disruption of the weather (in particular, precipitation) patterns across the globe, ocean currents—notably the Gulfstream—changing their course, etc. Ah, go read any horror fiction by environmentalists. They wrote a lot.
The absolute worst case? Probably involves simultaneous and rapid release of the clathrates and the melting of the permafrost, a major disruption of the weather (in particular, precipitation) patterns across the globe, ocean currents—notably the Gulfstream—changing their course, etc. Ah, go read any horror fiction by environmentalists. They wrote a lot.