41 - Permafrost

Permafrost 41
Sklop 5 www.climatefresk.org 41 Permafrost so trajno zmrznjena tla . Počasi se začenjajo odmrzovati , pri čemer pa se zaradi razgradnje prej zamrznjenih organskih snovi v zrak sproščata metan in CO 2 . To ustvari pozitivno povratno zanko , podobno kot gozdni požari ali spremembe koeficienta odbojnosti zaradi taljenjenja morskega ledu .

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Cause

Rising Temperatures

Rising Temperatures


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Consequence

Other GHGs

Permafrost


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Other possible cause

Energy Budget

Energy Budget

If we take the idea of energy conservation all the way, we can link the energy budget to the thawing of permafrost.

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Other possible consequences

Additional Greenhouse Effect

Permafrost

The permafrost card can be linked either to Other GHGs or to Additional Greenhouse Effect. The Other GHGs card is about GHGs emitted by human activities, while the methane in permafrost is not of human origin.
Vectors of Disease

Permafrost

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