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.
A thought provoking take on Climate Change
Thomas Painter of NASA JPL speaks at TEDxISU on fascinating new data and perspectives on the causes and impact of Climate Change.
Climate change stokes violent reaction
An exhaustive study of a wide range of conflicts over thousands of years has found that rising temperatures are inevitably linked to an increase in violence.
Glaciers and Global Warming
Ice shelves that have lived for more than 10,000 years are disintegrating rapidly -- in 6 weeks or less.