A recent and extremely alarming phenomenon has been occurring in Siberia.
Thawing permafrost is also releasing vast amounts of methane. In some regions sub-surface pressure buildup from releasing methane has created massive methane blowholes. 20
So, atmospheric methane is virtually skyrocketing past pre-industrial levels. As methane releases, it fuels "climate feedback loops" that trigger even more methane release.
The warming and thawing of methane deposits is so profound, all life on Earth is now in the balance. 21
The Genie Cannot Be Put Back Into the Bottle
Very few are willing to face the fact that the human race is on a trajectory for total near-term extinction.
If we stay on the current course, near-term extinction is not just a possibility, but rather a mathematical certainty. Once formerly frozen methane deposits begin to thaw and gas into the atmosphere, a feedback loop is triggered that perpetuates itself.
As more methane is released, more atmospheric heating occurs. This in turn thaws yet more methane and thus the cycle spirals out of control. The methane release is an avalanche of greenhouse gas potential on top of all the damage already done to the planet from countless sources of human activity.
Methane is 120 times more powerful a greenhouse gas than CO2 over a ten-year time horizon.
The ongoing climate engineering programs are not mitigating this problem, but rather making it worse.