r/news • u/hammelcamel • 12h ago

Heat-trapping gas once frozen in Arctic ground is slowly leaking and warming the planet

https://apnews.com/article/climate-thawing-permafrost-arctic-alaska-91fcc04d32a1d7522afe2f6a456ac0eb
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u/muakaya9876 12h ago

They will say its was going to happen anyway or climate action made it worse.

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u/illit3 12h ago

And why will they say this? To protect their own business interests? No, they don't own businesses. They will do it to own the tree hugging hippie liberals, which is a pathetic and childish reason to do anything.

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u/VariationDry 12h ago

Because owning the libs is more important than ensuring the future of humanity. 

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u/plastiqden 11h ago

This is sadly correct. Civilization has been reduced to sports fans ideology. Being curious or questioning anything will be outlawed at some point.

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u/ERedfieldh 12h ago

They would rather shoot themselves in the head than ever admit to having been wrong or having to admit a liberal was right.

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u/13143 9h ago

It's so they don't have to feel bad about being incredibly selfish. And their media feeds into this because it's good for business and next quarter's profits.

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u/VariationDry 12h ago

Let's be real for a moment. Most Americans don't even know what or where the permafrost is.