Deforestation and Cigarettes / Tobacco
July 25, 2014
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Smoking products destroy forests worldwide. RelatedThe Environment vs Cigarettes
Rapid sea-ice loss may increase the rate of Arctic land warming by 3.5 times – affecting permafrost
July 25, 2014
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Recently a mysterious Siberian crater has been discovered, which subsequently raised questions about the circumstances surrounding the crater formation. Theories include Pingo formation and connections
Methane explosion investigated as cause for mysterious Siberian sink hole (Update)
July 16, 2014
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A giant hole near a lake, surrounded by forest, filmed by an approaching helicopter. Image credit: The Siberian Times Salon: According to Anna Kurchatova, with
Time history of atmospheric carbon dioxide (2013 data)
July 12, 2014
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Video credit: Andy Jacobson, CIRES/NOAA In 2013, Greenhouse gases continued to rise, 34 percent increase since 1990 NOAA reported in May 2014, about greenhouse gas observations, based
How fast will Greenhouse Gas emissions accelerate in the Arctic Circle?
June 30, 2014
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Introduction to Methane Hydrate “Methane Hydrates and Contemporary Climate Change” (2011) IDENTIFICATION This post “A Mechanism for Shallow Methane Hydrate Dissociation”, explores possible mechanism which could release
NBC: IPCC Study Offers Bleak Climate Change Outlook
April 2, 2014
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A new massive report on global warming says dangers will worsen as the climate changes. RelatedIPCC Climate Change Report The Five Key PointsIPCC Report: Climate Change
Worst Weather Ever: Record Breaking Heat Waves Explained
March 27, 2014
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National Geographic: Experts compare modern heat waves to the past and show what’s really going on with Carbon Dioxide. RelatedSome 15% of Pacific islands wiped
The cost of living in the Anthropocene
March 24, 2014
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What are the true cost of living in the Anthropocene? Wikipedia: The Anthropocene is an informal geologic chronological term that serves to mark the evidence and extent of human
Global Warming Speeds Up Methane Emissions from Freshwater
March 21, 2014
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By Tim Radford (Climate News Network): Scientists think the amount of methane emitted to the atmosphere from freshwater ecosystems will increase as the climate warms, triggering