Dramatic and unprecedented plumes of methane a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide have been seen bubbling to the surface of the Arctic Ocean by scientists undertaking an extensive survey of the region. Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu - via Dan Kennedy
For those that deny climate change this is another example of their errors. Yes it would be nice if the methane could be used, but what would that cost?
This is a decent example of leading edge scientific reporting, restricting itself to new observations, and little interpretation. Its merits may be challenged with the claim that it cites the work of only one scientific team. But, the team has made firsthand reports of newly observed conditions in a remote area. Other sources are unlikely to exist. These reported conditions are extremely valuable to recognize, and may have profound implications, both for science and for society. If this team's preliminary response of the observations is correct, the discovery may be among the most important (and regrettable) in years. It's welcome to see an author (Steve Connor) resist any temptation to inject artificial "balance." The few ... More »
Scientists estimate that there are hundreds of millions of tonnes of methane gas locked away beneath the Arctic permafrost, which extends from the mainland into the seabed ... More »
One of the greatest fears is that with the disappearance of the Arctic sea-ice in summer, and rapidly rising temperatures across the entire region, which are already ... More »
This is one of the signs that has been waited for that the tipping point has been reached. We are talking geological time so the tip could take a year or two but it now seems inevitable. At the peak of this or the next solar cycle in an el Nino year, we may see an ice free Arctic and the process will accelerate.
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