Natural processes don't work like that. They buffer themselves. When a stream gets too much crap in it, it marshes in and forms a natural filter. When air gets hot, it expands, which tends to cool it. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction, even Mr. Newton knew that hundreds of years ago.
Now, the natural cycle may be a lot *bigger* than stodgy old city planners are willing to deal with (see also, New Orleans).... but that doesn't mean the planet is going to be a bubbling stewpot in the forseeable future. Maybe temperate like the era of dinosaurs, yes.
The implication here is also that we puny humans could do anything big enough to actually influence that cycle. Do the math. Ice takes 30 cal/g to melt. Integrate over the Greenland ice sheet... and tell me how many gigatons worth of kaboom that represents.
Six bits says the end of the article says "needs more study, gimme more money"....
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Now, the natural cycle may be a lot *bigger* than stodgy old city planners are willing to deal with (see also, New Orleans).... but that doesn't mean the planet is going to be a bubbling stewpot in the forseeable future. Maybe temperate like the era of dinosaurs, yes.
The implication here is also that we puny humans could do anything big enough to actually influence that cycle. Do the math. Ice takes 30 cal/g to melt. Integrate over the Greenland ice sheet... and tell me how many gigatons worth of kaboom that represents.
Six bits says the end of the article says "needs more study, gimme more money"....