Scientists propose introducing Woolly mammoths in order to slow climate change

No, not Kate Upton...actual living breathing Mammoths...

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I post this thread making no assertions that humans are responsible for climate change. My belief is that we have not yet proven why the Earth is warming nor do we know the full extent of the impact it will have on global climate conditions.

I'm a solutions guy though and found this video of scientists proposing radical ways to slow global warming/climate change though natural means to be thought provoking.

Cliffs:
Permafrost in Northern climates trap naturally occuring methane. We in louisiana see natural methane escape into the atmosphere in our bayous all the time. Well the permafrost ice, does not allow for that natural release.

The result is a shitload of methane gas trapped over millions of years now being rapidly released into the atmosphere as the permafrost melts away. One molecule of methane contains the same greenhouse warming capacity as 25 molecules of CO2. Which means natural methane release can actually be more harmful than human generated CO2 release.

Naturally occuring methane release could therefore speed up global warming

Scientists are doing everything from burning pockets of methane to introducing natural conditions (keeping permafrost deeply frozen) found during the Ice Age

They say frozen grasslands are better than frozen forests and suggest introducing animals that feed off vegetation in order to stunt forest growth.

Woolly mammoths are seen as the solution because of their ability to consume large amounts of vegetation. They are working on completing it's DNA sequence in order to grow clones as we speak.








Sinkholes created by melting permafrost