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Whether solely anthropogenic or not, this is a problem that needs fixing.

Worst-case scenario: the methane (a much-stronger greenhouse gas than CO2) concentrations in arctic ice are as high and deep as has been estimated based on cores, such that when those layers start melting, warming accelerates beyond the current predictions and Florida gets submerged in 30 years.

Pic related: it's the statue of Prometheus at Chernobyl. Against all objections of the gods, he saw it fit to give the knowledge of fire to humanity.
sauce: http://www.kiddofspeed.com/chapter27.html