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Lumifer comments on Open Thread, Aug. 1 - Aug 7. 2016 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Lumifer 01 August 2016 03:52:33PM *  1 point [-]

The absolute worst case? Probably involves simultaneous and rapid release of the clathrates and the melting of the permafrost, a major disruption of the weather (in particular, precipitation) patterns across the globe, ocean currents -- notably the Gulfstream -- changing their course, etc. Ah, go read any horror fiction by environmentalists. They wrote a lot.