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Are we still sure the clathrate gun hasn't fired?
Are we still sure the clathrate gun hasn't fired?
No, but I think it's still too early to tell. There is still quite a bit of uncertainty over the total inventory of gas hydrates. Temperatures at the bottom of the North Atlantic have not yet moved as dramatically as those at 500 meters or less. Also, methane clathrate deposits in shallower waters in that region are not particularly voluminous.
Just spitballing, but could this be an artifact of a dramatically slowing Atlantic meridional overturning circulation? Regardless, it looks like an exceptionally hot dry summer for most of Europe.
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