NASA/JPL press release, May 12, 2014: A new study by researchers at NASA and the University of California, Irvine, finds a rapidly melting section of the
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
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
A new study paper out in nature (Nature Climate Change / 2014 / doi:10.1038/nclimate2159), explores why the rise of sea-level has slowed in the last decade. Unsurprisingly the
PBS: Flood-prone South Florida considers proactive investment against rising seas March 19, 2014 (with Transcript). Visit the new White House climate website https://climate.data.gov
Peter Sinclair (ClimateCrocks) March 13, 2014: I was asked weeks ago to do an update on the California drought situation – which seemed pretty straightforward
NOAA: The most common metric for tracking changes in Arctic sea ice over time is sea ice extent. Extent approximates the sea ice you would
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:
By Robert Scribbler: While the British Isles suffered a 60 day string of hurricane-force storms delivering the worst rain and wind events since 1766, while
