Introduction to Methane Hydrates

2008, 2018, CH4 Methane, Energy, Greenhouse Gases, Methane Hydrate, Oceanography, Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum, Water TemperatureLeave a comment

This lecture was held in 2008 by Scripps Institution of Oceanography geochemist Miriam Kastner. This version has been slightly edited. Release via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSTm6cZjO14 Further reading============= Methane clathrate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methane_clathrate Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum –Ocean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleocene–Eocene_Thermal_Maximum#Ocean Teaser image credit: Yannis Papanastasopoulos on Unsplash Music by WOWSound, “Tree of Life”.

Earthwatch a historic disaster documentary

1970s, 2018, Documentary, Extreme Weather, History, National SecurityLeave a comment

Extreme weather events and other disasters, and what to do were discussed in the late 50s and 70s, including the consideration of climate change (1958), or more broadly pollution (1972). This short presents a compilation of historic disaster documentary style film footage. Climate Change 1958: The Bell Telephone Science Hour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-AXBbuDxRY Your Chance to Live:…

Permafrost may release largest Mercury source on Earth

2018, Arctic, Arctic Circle, Atmosphere, CH4 Methane, Chemistry, Climate Change, Climate Feedbacks, Communication, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Global, Greenhouse Gases, Health, Hydrosphere, Impacts, Oceanography, PermafrostLeave a comment

There are 32 million gallons worth of mercury, or the equivalent of 50 Olympic swimming pools, trapped in the permafrost. For context, that’s “twice as much mercury as the rest of all soils, the atmosphere, and oceans combined. And it could be released. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2018/02/05/the-arctic-is-full-of-toxic-mercury-and-climate-change-is-going-to-release-it   Ambarchik: Research on permafrost at the Siberian arctic coast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhGcJnRgzy4…

Richard Alley: Science works…science helps us!

2018, Communication, Lecture, Science, Science TalkLeave a comment

Presidential Forum keynote speaker Richard Alley, renowned glaciologist and climate scientist, at the 98th AMS Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LjfwDXmna0 Eminent geologist and ace science communicator Richard Alley (Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University) addressed a rapt audience of hundreds in Austin, Texas, on Sunday at the 98th Annual Meeting of the…

Are the worst climate outcomes unavoidable? Are we doomed?

2017, Climate Change, Communication, Emissions Reduction, National SecurityLeave a comment

At the AGU Fall Meeting 2017, Michael Mann explained why the narrative of certain doom of mankind is equal to denial, and that our actions today make a difference to what we can expect with future warming. Watch the entire panel discussion at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i2k2tpbfVk Conversation Earth content with Guy McPherson http://www.conversationearth.org/near-term-human-extinction-guy-mcpherson-218 SUPPORT CLIMATE STATE● Patreon…

Expert asks, can we control the climate crisis in time?

2017, Atmosphere, Climate Change, CO2 Emissions, Communication, Germany, Greenhouse Gases, Holocene, Science Talk, TemperatureLeave a comment

Stefan Rahmstorf speaks at the 2017 Bonn climate conference, explaining the basics of global climate change, and outlines our current emissions pathway – asking if we can control the climate crisis. The talk is titled Climate Action and Human Wellbeing at a Crossroads: Historical Transformation or Backlash? Stefan Rahmstorf’s homepage http://www.pik-potsdam.de/~stefan