Is a Sleeping Climate Giant Stirring in the Arctic?

Is a Sleeping Climate Giant Stirring in the Arctic?

Large methane emission upon spring thaw from natural wetlands in the northern permafrost region

CH4 emission upon spring thaw in the high latitudes might be enhanced by the projected climate warming.

Evidence for Rainfall-Triggered Earthquake Activity

Source: Fluids are known to be of major importance for the earthquake generation because pore pressure variations alter the strength of faults. Thus they can initiate earthquakes if the crust is close enough to its critical state. Based on the observations of the isolated seismicity below the densely monitored Mt. [...]

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Earth Under Water (Documentary)

Miami, New Orleans and New York City completely under water it's a very real possibility if sea levels continue to rise.

US Midwest: Jet Stream delivers Dangerous Flash Floods (August 2013)

Mangled Jet Stream Delivers Four Months Worth of Rain in One Week to Missouri; Central, Eastern US to Remain Under Severe Flood Threat.

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.

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