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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (6879)	4/4/2009 12:17:39 AM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86356

Because we are putting so much of it into the atmosphere. And it leads to numerous feedbacks that amplify its GHG potential. The release of the methane won't come at current temperatures. But the residence time of CO2 is such that even if we stop putting CO2 in the atmosphere today--which we obviously won't--the warming would still continue for the next century. And the rate of increase is getting faster, not only because of what we are adding but because of positive feedbacks and because the warmer atmosphere itself holds more CO2 and water vapor, and warmer oceans (which as you pointed out in the past are the "lungs" of the planet) soak up less. I've pointed to this site several times before as a great resource for understanding how to we came to current understanding of climate change: aip.org It is written by a reputable physicist and historian of science who also is a lucid writer.