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[–] lvl7susceptible@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Yeah. Permafrost has a lot of carbon stored in it. The more digging humans do, the more is released into the atmosphere.

It also starts a chain reaction and causes more to melt.

https://youtu.be/HvKpnaXYUPU