re: Positive feedbacks from the carbon cycle

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Tom Brosz — 5/29/2006 7:29:40 PM (archived)

The "positive feedback" phenomenon came up earlier, and I'll ask the same question I asked back then: If this accounts for large amounts of CO2 being released in previous cycles as temperature goes up,

Then why do temperature and CO2 drop back down again, cycle after cycle? The whole definition of positive feedback is the inability to regain equilibrium unless the cause is external.

Noticed a special bonus appearance by Thomas Lee Elifritz in the comments...

http://www.daviesand.com/Choices/Precautionary_Planning/New_Data/IceCores1.gif

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Positive feedbacks from the carbon cycle - et - 5/29/2006 6:16:28 PM
- re: Positive feedbacks from the carbon cycle - Tom Brosz - 5/29/2006 7:29:40 PM
  - Stuck on stupid.... - et - 5/30/2006 8:15:32 PM
    - Another sign of an approaching dogma... - Tom Brosz - 5/31/2006 3:33:29 PM
    - No idea at all, right? - Tom Brosz - 5/31/2006 3:15:11 PM
      - positive feedback and infinite positive feedback aren't the same, Tom (n/t) - pwokenyaw - 5/31/2006 3:50:53 PM
        
        Positive feedback - Tom Brosz - 5/31/2006 4:10:53 PM
        
        not the best day for the "no problem" argument - pwokenyaw - 5/31/2006 7:46:15 PM
        
        re: not the best day for the "no problem" argument - Tom Brosz - 6/1/2006 6:11:35 PM
        
        re: not the best day for the "no problem" argument - pwokenyaw - 6/1/2006 11:33:43 PM
    - re: Stuck on stupid.... - gbaikie - 5/30/2006 10:49:49 PM

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