Flooding And Erosion Damage Across The UK – Aerial Footage

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Sky News takes to the skies for a bird’s-eye view of the “breathtaking” damage inflicted on the UK’s coastline and flooded areas. #climate Met Office: UK has had its wettest winter on record: Blue and Green http://t.co/ZHFjCY1NAq Prolonged stor… pic.twitter.com/SORy1RKJHy — Abrupt ClimateChange (@EI_Climate) February 21, 2014 Climate change – storms link probed by Met…

The melting of permafrost

Updated: Discovery of Positive Methane Feedback from Permafrost Thaw

2014, Arctic, Arctic Circle, Biosphere, Climate Feedbacks, Deglaciation, Methane (CH4), Methanogen, Microbiology, Northern Hemisphere, Pedology, Permafrost, Region, Respiration, Science Talk, Soil, Study2 Comments

Update: As pointed out by one of the authors, Rhiannon Mondav, the microbe is not considered an entire new discovery. (See comment below). Phys.org explains: Scientists from The University of Queensland have discovered a microbe that is set to play a significant role in future global warming. UQ’s Australian Centre for Ecogenomics researcher Ben Woodcroft said…