Scott Denning‏: CO2 the Greenhouse Effect explained (2010)

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In this video Professor of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University, Scott Denning explains the greenhouse effect. http://simpleserioussolvable.org/videos This video was recorded in 2010. You can follow Scott Denning‏ at https://twitter.com/airscottdenning Explained: The Greenhouse Effect – Heat trapping https://climatestate.com/2013/05/03/the-greenhouse-effect-heat-trapping/ How the Greenhouse Effect works https://climatestate.com/2013/08/25/how-the-greenhouse-effect-works/

Ecological conversations and systems thinking

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Reynolds, Martin (2010). Ecological conversations and systems thinking. In: RGS-IBG Annual Inter-national Conference: Confronting the Challenges of the Post-Crisis Global Economy and Environment, 1-3 Sep 2010, London, UK. Release URL | PDF Abstract Ideas like ‘ecosystems approach’ or ‘complex adaptive systems’ are often invoked as a panacea for addressing the complex interrelationships and interdependencies associated with issues…

Plant Productivity Reduction with Climate Change

2010, Biosphere, CO2 Emissions, Global, Greenhouse Gases, Life forms, Region, Science Talk, Study25 Comments

NASA: Drought Drives Decade-Long Decline in Plant Growth published 08.19.10 by Kathryn Hansen | Source Earth has done an ecological about-face: Global plant productivity that once flourished under warming temperatures and a lengthened growing season is now on the decline, struck by the stress of drought. NASA-funded researchers Maosheng Zhao and Steven Running, of the…

Methane hydrate destabilization a potential scenario

2010, 2013, Abrupt Climate Change, Anoxic Event, Climate Feedbacks, Films, Global, Greenhouse Gases, Hydrosphere, Mass Extinction, Methane (CH4), Methane Hydrate, Ocean Stratification, Oceanography, PaleoclimatologyLeave a comment

Excerpts from an episode of History Channel’s “Mega Disasters” series. This explores the paper published by Northwestern University’s Gregory Ryskin. His thesis: the oceans can produce massive eruptions of explosive methane gas. Methane distribution in the water column: Once released into the water column, methane is distributed by currents and aerobic methane oxidation by bacteria…

Methane release from the East Siberian Arctic Shelf and the Potential for Abrupt Climate Change

2010, 2013, Abrupt Climate Change, Arctic, Arctic Circle, Climate Feedbacks, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Erosion, Geomorphology, Geosphere, Greenhouse Gases, Lecture, Methane (CH4), Methane Hydrate, Model, Permafrost, Region, Seismicity, Soil, Study, YearLeave a comment

Natalia Shakhova, Igor Semiletov | Source University of Alaska, Fairbanks, International Arctic Research Centre, USA Russian Academy of Sciences, Far Eastern Branch, Pacific Oceanological Institute, Vladivostok, Russia “Opening the Arctic”, Washington, Nov.30th-Dec.2nd, 2010. Outline What do we know about methane potential of the ESAS? Is there a mechanism responsible for transformation of methane potential to…

A Mechanism for Shallow Methane Hydrate Dissociation

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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…