An introduction to Permafrost

2015, 2018, Arctic, Arctic Circle, Pedology, Permafrost, SoilLeave a comment

A brief introduction to permafrost, including newer findings. Credits ====== National Park Service Mariama Dryak Zachary Richter SWIPA 2017 Vladimir Romanovsky Sources ====== Climate Change in the Arctic https://www.nps.gov/media/video/view.htm?id=C352BB55-1DD8-B71C-079DCE23BBA86D5E Permafrost https://www.nps.gov/media/video/view.htm?id=C352BB55-1DD8-B71C-079DCE23BBA86D5E Teaser image International Permafrost Association https://ipa.arcticportal.org/publications/occasional-publications/what-is-permafrost

The Future of Energy (1993)

1990s, 2018, Clean Tech, Dirty Energy, Energy, Greenhouse Gases, Natural GasLeave a comment

This historic film outlined 25 years ago an assessment of emerging energy resources, and also mentions briefly solar and wind power. This film discusses energy development in light of global warming. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License. Production: United States Geological Survey Digitization Date: 1996; Digitizing Organization: Carnegie Mellon University…

An introduction to Methane Hydrates

2008, 2018, CH4 Methane, Climate Science, Energy, Greenhouse Gases, Methane Hydrate, Observation, Oceanography, Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum, Water TemperatureLeave a comment

This lecture was held in 2008 by Scripps Institution of Oceanography geochemist Miriam Kastner. This version has been slightly edited. Release via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSTm6cZjO14 Further reading ============= Methane clathrate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methane_clathrate Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum – Ocean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleocene–Eocene_Thermal_Maximum#Ocean Teaser image credit: Yannis Papanastasopoulos on Unsplash Music by WOWSound, “Tree of Life”.

Earthwatch a historic disaster documentary

1970s, 2018, Documentary, Extreme Weather, History, National SecurityLeave a comment

Extreme weather events and other disasters, and what to do were discussed in the late 50s and 70s, including the consideration of climate change (1958), or more broadly pollution (1972). This short presents a compilation of historic disaster documentary style film footage. Climate Change 1958: The Bell Telephone Science Hour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-AXBbuDxRY Your Chance to Live:…