Permafrost melting - Releasing Methane - One possible solution

Dallas, Texas
January 30, 2019 6:31pm CST
We make tons of plastic so if we wanted to keep that methane from coming up from the soil of areas thawing out due to climate change thus melting all the permafrost, millions of years old, we might want to consider covering large areas with plastic ground cover or even concrete. Then it would be necessary to coat that ground cover with highly reflective white paint that withstands the weather and can reflect sunlight in the exact same way the snow would otherwise be doing if it had not all melted away from the surfaces of permafrost in the arctic, that are over 10,000 years old and now are melting enough to release over double the amount of CO2 and methane bursts that would heat up the planet excessively. How about putting out millions of solar reflective panels that not only will reflect sunlight back into space and slow the global warming and also provide much needed electrical power resources for everyone? Do you think these ideas have any real merit? I doubt it, but I will Google search this topic. I think this link is a valid one to look at: https://www.science.org.au/curious/earth-environment/methane Meantime, watch this YouTube entitled: Unexpected Boost of Methane, Permafrost is Warming at a Global Scale and uploaded to YouTube by Climate State
Rapid changes in the long-frozen soil are raising concerns about a surge of planet-warming greenhouse gases as the permafrost thaws. https://insideclimatenew...
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@bunnybon7 (50975)
• Holiday, Florida
31 Jan 19
wow very scary. do we have a chance?
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• Dallas, Texas
31 Jan 19
Yes, I do believe we do have a chance if only people pay attention to the immediate problem and not turn a blind eye to it.
https://psmag.com/news/new-research-on-how-to-save-a-huge-chunk-of-earths-permafrost
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@bunnybon7 (50975)
• Holiday, Florida
31 Jan 19
@lookatdesktop thanks for this
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• Dallas, Texas
31 Jan 19
@bunnybon7 , You are most welcome.
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@acelawrites (19274)
• Philippines
31 Jan 19
It is quite alarming. Countries should do something to prevent it, or just to mitigate its effect.
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• Dallas, Texas
1 Feb 19
Those who have half a brain are doing something about it, but not all are even now, yet, ready to admit there is a problem. Sooner or later they all will IMO.
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• Dallas, Texas
1 Feb 19
Rapid changes in the long-frozen soil are raising concerns about a surge of planet-warming greenhouse gases as the permafrost thaws. https://insideclimatenew...
@wolfgirl569 (93556)
• Marion, Ohio
31 Jan 19
I think it may be too late.
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• Dallas, Texas
31 Jan 19
I have high hopes for us all. I will not give up on our species. We must stay the course and be as optimistic as we can.