‘Chasing Ice’: Time-Lapse Cameras Capture Rapidly Melting Glaciers
Published on YouTube Nov 16, 2012: Extreme Ice Survey’s James Balog captured dramatic footage of disappearing Arctic ice. Related World’s Changing Glaciers “Chasing Ice” (2012)
Worms Create Methane Release in Oceans
Published on YouTube Aug 12, 2013: Scientists say methane levels are high in waters near New Zealand, likely because of a worm habitat, creating tunnels to release the methane from the ocean floor.
Each degree of global warming might ultimately raise global sea levels by more than 2 meters
By PIK: 07/15/2013 – Greenhouse gases emitted today will cause sea level to rise for centuries to come. Each degree of global warming is likely to raise sea level by more than 2 meters in the future, a study now published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows. While thermal expansion of…
A Mechanism for Shallow Methane Hydrate Dissociation
I previously looked at the science and commercial usage of Methane Hydrate, at freshwater influx in the Arctic Circle and asked Does Freshwater Runoff in the Arctic change Ocean Circulation to Unlock Methane Hydrate in the Deep Ocean? This post covers: Identification of possible mechanism which could eventually release vast quantities of shallow Methane Hydrate…
CLIMATE ECOCIDE 350 Richmond Chevron Protest
Published on YouTube Aug 6, 2013: RICHMOND — More than 2,000 people marched Saturday through the streets of Richmond to the gates of the Chevron refinery, where 210 people were arrested as part of a protest against the oil giant and other fossil fuel companies. Chanting “arrest Chevron,” protesters sat in front of the refinery…
Flash Flood US “August 2013” – 3rd in Colorado This Year Leaves 1 Dead, 3 Missing
The flood is the third in the region, left vulnerable by a recent wildfire, this year. Colorado flash flood leaves 1 dead, 3 missing Major Cleanup Underway After Flash Flooding Friday’s flash floods were Manitou Springs’ worst disaster in decades
NASA: Wildfires, Smog – Particulate Matter Will Only Get Worse (August 2013)
August 10, 2013 – NASA Research is showing due to the increase in the earth’s temperature, we can expect to see more wildfires, and fires in areas that normally don’t see fires. NASA scientists talked to The Weather Channel about the latest research. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/fires/main/index.html
NOAA: Huge Ocean Dead Zone in Gulf of Mexico (August 2013)
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 survive. http://www.weather.com/video/did-we-cause-the-dead-zone-38162
NASA: Potential Evaporation in North America Through 2100 (August 2013 in HD)
Published on Aug 9, 2013 by NASA: This animation shows the projected increase in potential evaporation through the year 2100, relative to 1980, based on the combined results of multiple climate models. The maximum increase across North America is about 1 mm/day by 2100. This concept, potential evaporation, is a measure of drying potential or…