Freshwater Runoff in the Arctic
Arctic freshwater input into the North Pacific could serve as a catalyst for methane hydrate destabilization, an event suggested as a precursor to the onset of the PETM.
Pakistan and Afghanistan monsoon floods August 2013
Eastern Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan have been hit by torrential rain, causing floods which have killed at least 80 people.
Increased Methane emissions from summer Monsoon
Eastern Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan have been hit by torrential rain, causing floods which have killed at least 80 people.
AGU: Human – induced climate change requires urgent action
Humanity is the major influence on the global climate change observed over the past 50 years.
Methane Hydrate – Ice on Fire
Deep in the Arctic Circle, in the Messoyakha gas field of western Siberia, lies a mystery. Back in 1970, Russian engineers began pumping natural gas from beneath the permafrost. The field continues to power Norilsk today.
Why are we so obsessed with apocalypse?
Oblivion, After Earth, Pacific Rim, Man of Steel . . . why are we so obsessed with the apocalypse?
Methane in the Arctic Circle
In conditions without oxygen, such as at the bottom of a lake or the sea, decomposition turns organic matter into methane, rather than carbon dioxide.
Greenland Anomaly: Late Season Melt Pulse + Methane Emissions
Extensive dark snow, very large melt lakes.
The Late Triassic Extinction, Persistent Photic Zone Euxinia, and Rising Sea Levels
Elevated CO2 leading to Late Triassic extinction, persistent photic zone euxinia, and rising sea levels.