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Permafrost collapse is accelerating.

'We can’t prevent abrupt thawing of permafrost'...
'permafrost is collapsing suddenly as pockets of ice within it melt'.

nature.com/articles/d4158…
Permafrost-carbon feedback: abrupt thaw & thermokarst lake formation.

"Within my lifetime, ...within a few decades, it should peak."

Computer models of the behavior of Thermokarst lakes are not currently incorporated into global climate models. climate.nasa.gov/news/2785/unex…
Climate death spiral:

The continuous feedback loop of melting permafrost is speeding up, triggering amplifying feedbacks...

thinkprogress.org/dangerous-perm…
'difficult if not impossible to stop'.insideclimatenews.org/news/19022019/…
"Geologically speaking, it’s thawing almost overnight."
nationalgeographic.com/environment/20…
The recent rate of coastal permafrost erosion in the Arctic is six times higher than the historical rate.

thinkprogress.org/arctic-death-s…
Permafrost now melting at levels not expected until 2090.

independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
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