SOCI 420 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Permafrost
20 Apr 2017
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3 main points chapter 1: global warming: the earth"s average temperature is rising. Tipping points: every natural resource in our ecosystem is nite. Either- 3 questions, or make 3 informed comments, or a combination of the two: scale) in centuries. It is a real issue because if too much ice is melted, sea levels will rise, more ice will melt, more harmful gases will be released, and those gases will only heat the earth even more. This is an endless cycle and there would be almost no chance for us to correct this situation. are all very important to understand: the rst is the permafrost. Permafrost captures and holds gases like co2 and methane. If these massive pieces of permafrost were to melt due to the global temperature rising, this would release an incredible amount of. This can can huge consequences for all of the earths inhabitants.
