‘Chasing Ice’: Time-Lapse Cameras Capture Rapidly Melting Glaciers
Published on YouTube Nov 16, 2012: Extreme Ice Survey’s James Balog captured dramatic footage of disappearing Arctic ice. Related World’s Changing Glaciers “Chasing Ice” (2012)
Worms Create Methane Release in Oceans
Published on YouTube Aug 12, 2013: Scientists say methane levels are high in waters near New Zealand, likely because of a worm habitat, creating tunnels to release the methane from the ocean floor.
Each degree of global warming might ultimately raise global sea levels by more than 2 meters
By PIK: 07/15/2013 – Greenhouse gases emitted today will cause sea level to rise for centuries to come. Each degree of global warming is likely to raise sea level by more than 2 meters in the future, a study now published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows. While thermal expansion of…
A Mechanism for Shallow Methane Hydrate Dissociation
I previously looked at the science and commercial usage of Methane Hydrate, at freshwater influx in the Arctic Circle and asked Does Freshwater Runoff in the Arctic change Ocean Circulation to Unlock Methane Hydrate in the Deep Ocean? This post covers: Identification of possible mechanism which could eventually release vast quantities of shallow Methane Hydrate…
CLIMATE ECOCIDE 350 Richmond Chevron Protest
Published on YouTube Aug 6, 2013: RICHMOND — More than 2,000 people marched Saturday through the streets of Richmond to the gates of the Chevron refinery, where 210 people were arrested as part of a protest against the oil giant and other fossil fuel companies. Chanting “arrest Chevron,” protesters sat in front of the refinery…
Texan Drought: Residents Against Fracking (2013)
Sunday 11 August 2013: In Mertzon and Barnhart in western Texas, the worst drought in two generations is choking the water supply. Water shortages are raising tensions between locals and the fracking industry. Drilling for shale gas uses up to 8m gallons of water each time a well is fracked. Suzanne Goldenberg reports. ClimateDesk
Flash Flood US “August 2013” – 3rd in Colorado This Year Leaves 1 Dead, 3 Missing
The flood is the third in the region, left vulnerable by a recent wildfire, this year. Colorado flash flood leaves 1 dead, 3 missing Major Cleanup Underway After Flash Flooding Friday’s flash floods were Manitou Springs’ worst disaster in decades
Climate Change Deniers can’t Spin the Truth!
Howard Brown, August 8 2013: In his book, “The Inquisition of Climate Science,” James Lawrence Powell takes a penetrating look at the subject of “my experts are smarter than yours.” Powell has a Ph.D. in geochemistry and is a scientific and educational heavyweight. Opposition to climate change has reached a point where deniers cherry-pick fragmentary scientific…
NASA: Wildfires, Smog – Particulate Matter Will Only Get Worse (August 2013)
August 10, 2013 – NASA Research is showing due to the increase in the earth’s temperature, we can expect to see more wildfires, and fires in areas that normally don’t see fires. NASA scientists talked to The Weather Channel about the latest research. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/fires/main/index.html