Unearthed accompanied scientists to the heart of the Congo Basin rainforest as they learned more about a part of the world that could have massive implications for the planet. https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2017/11/10/congo-basin-rainforest-peatlands-simon-lewis-climate-change-carbon/
The ozone layer protects life on Earth from ultraviolet radiation but it is also a powerful greenhouse gas. Satellites can provide measurements of atmospheric ozone and monitor distribution changes with the seasons. Credit: ESA/CCI Ozone and Aerosol teams/Planetary Visions ESA video link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg6nc_IyaZY
WILLIAM WEHRUM IS the Trump administration’s pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Air and Radiation. https://theintercept.com/2017/10/06/watch-a-top-epa-nominee-embarrass-himself-with-feigned-ignorance-of-basic-facts More Clueless Climate Deniers https://climatecrocks.com/2017/11/12/more-clueless-climate-deniers
Miriam Jones speaks at the Permafrost Collaboration Team Meeting, October 10, 2017. https://www.iarpccollaborations.org/events/7798 Video via IARPC Collaborations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOyLef1t4IU Related Bølling-Allerød warming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%B8lling-Aller%C3%B8d_warming
GISS Surface Temperature Analysis (GISTEMP). NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Scripps CO₂ Program 2017 – Animation created by https://twitter.com/kevpluck Teaser image via https://pixabay.com/en/warming-global-environment-nature-2370285
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased at record speed last year to hit a level not seen for more than three million years, the UN has warned. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/30/global-atmospheric-co2-levels-hit-record-high The Keeling Curve animation via Scripps Oceanography https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEbE5fcnFVs
Together with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), the Urban Complexity Lab of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (FHP) developed an animated short movie that visualizes the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of the past – and the possible future. A Brief History of CO2 Emissions Release via Potsdam Institute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ7S0D1iucY —– Credits:…
China claims breakthrough in mining ‘flammable ice’ (2017) http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-39971667 Methane hydrate: Dirty fuel or energy saviour? (2014) http://www.bbc.com/news/business-27021610 China extracts 235,000 cubic meters of combustible ice from #SouthChinaSea, beating previous expectations for the mining operation https://twitter.com/XHNews/status/877834019701891074 Methane clathrates (hydrates) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methane_clathrate Music by Stephen Lu http://chibola.com
For the first time, underwater pingos have been found, outside of the permafrost regions. Domes of frozen methane may be warning signs for new blow-outs https://cage.uit.no/news/domes-of-frozen-methane-may-be-warning-signs-for-new-blow-outs/ Related Waking the Giant: Climate Force and Geological Hazards https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xndhx7KpSU0 Gas Blowouts on the Yamal and Gydan Peninsulas http://www.geoexpro.com/articles/2015/12/gas-blowouts-on-the-yamal-and-gydan-peninsulas View of the methane seeps in the Arctic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oTFjWBiP4E Leaking…