Heat, Frost... Climate Change Dangers Come From Everywhere

Some scientists are concerned about a possible global warming "time bomb" from permafrost-released methane buried underneath the soil-

...Methane a greenhouse gas 23 times more powerful than carbon dioxide is being released from the permafrost at a rate five times faster than thought, according to a study being published Thursday in the journal Nature. The findings are based on new, more accurate measuring techniques...

...Scientists worry about a global warming vicious cycle that was not part of their already gloomy climate forecast: Warming already under way thaws permafrost, soil that has been continuously frozen for thousands of years. Thawed permafrost releases methane and carbon dioxide. Those gases reach the atmosphere and help trap heat on Earth in the greenhouse effect. The trapped heat thaws more permafrost and so on...

Stupid scientists, why can't you find delicious candy hidden in permafrost instead?