Ocean Dead Zones in the Gulf of Mexico (August 2013)
August 10, 2013
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August 1, 2013 – The Weather Channel host Matt Sampson discusses a 6000 square mile area of the Gulf of Mexico where sea life can’t
Arctic Ocean freshwater bulge detected
August 7, 2013
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UK scientists have detected a huge dome of fresh water that is developing in the western Arctic Ocean. The bulge is some 8,000 cubic km
Freshwater Runoff in the Arctic
August 7, 2013
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Recently freshwater intake into the Arctic Circle have changed ocean currents, in the following a collection of related science, and what if freshwater currents drive
Increased Methane emissions from summer Monsoon
August 6, 2013
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Eastern Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan have been hit by torrential rain, causing floods which have killed at least 80 people. The region has suffered devastating
Methane in the Arctic Circle
August 6, 2013
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In conditions without oxygen, such as at the bottom of a lake or the sea, decomposition turns organic matter into methane, rather than carbon dioxide.
The Late Triassic Extinction, Persistent Photic Zone Euxinia, and Rising Sea Levels
August 5, 2013
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Elevated pCO2 leading to Late Triassic extinction, persistent photic zone euxinia, and rising sea levels Caroline M.B. Jaraula, Kliti Grice, Richard J. Twitchett, Michael E.
Glaciers and Global Warming
July 31, 2013
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Nov 21, 2012: Ice shelves that have lived for more than 10,000 years are disintegrating rapidly — in 6 weeks or less. U-M professor Jeremy
A closer look at subglacial glacier cavities and water pressure
July 27, 2013
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A collection of science around subglacial glacier’s, cavities and about water pressure/water flow. Though someone pointed out that most of the items are focused on
Dr. Jennifer Francis Gives Chilling Testimony to Congress
July 26, 2013
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Via Robertscribbler: In a July 18 testimony to Congress, Dr. Jennifer Francis, an atmospheric scientist from Rutgers and key innovator to understanding how climate change