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mit_catastrophe OP t1_j8t7ue3 wrote

Reply to comment by nemopost in We are MIT scientists studying past global environmental catastrophes (mass extinctions, etc.) and their relevance to modern-day climate change. Ask us anything! by mit_catastrophe

Thanks for your question! Severe volcanic eruptions would be minor perturbations (in terms of CO2 injection) compared to the fossil-fuel burning. Chemical fires even more so, but clearly they are problems by themselves. Nuclear detonation would bring us towards an entirely new set of serious risks independent of climate change.

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