We will likely see one of the lowest extents as the ice melt quickens. NASA: As we head toward September, the Arctic is approaching its annual minimum sea ice extent (i.e., the total area covered by at least 15 percent of ice). While it appears 2014 will neither match nor surpass the 2012 record low,…
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Das Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung, berichtete am 14 August über eine neue Studie zum Klimawandel und dem Meeresspiegelanstieg. Der Eisverlust in der Antarktis könnte noch in diesem Jahrhundert bis zu 37 Zentimeter zum globalen Meeresspiegelanstieg beitragen, zeigt eine neue Studie. Erstmals hat ein internationales Team von Wissenschaftlern auf der Basis physikalischer Computersimulationen eine umfassende Einschätzung des…
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The preliminary results from scientists studying the mysterious holes (craters), that began emerging in recent times in Siberia, indicate that climate change may be a cause. The Russian crater research team led by Alexei Plekhanov of the Scientific Centre of Arctic Studies, explained a possible mechanism, in a Nature interview. The past two summers were…
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Der SPIEGEL berichtet am 4 August über die potenzielle Gefahr durch die mit dem Klimawandel eingewanderte Sandmücke. SPIEGEL: Der Klimawandel verändert Lebensräume – und kann damit auch die Gesundheit von Deutschen bedrohen. Forscher haben jetzt Sandmücken, potenzielle Überträger der gefährlichen Leishmaniose, in Hessen gefunden – so weit nördlich wie nie zuvor. “Es handelt sich um…
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Andrej Plechanow vom Zentrum für arktische Studien in Salechard berichtet, dass ungewöhnlich heiße Sommer von 2012 und 2013 die Ursache sein könnten. Permafrostboden sei aufgetaut, kollabiert und habe dabei im Untergrund eingeschlossenes Methan freigesetzt, welches dann mit Macht durch die Erdoberfläche schoss. SPIEGEL: Methanhydrate finden sich zwar üblicherweise erst ab Tiefen von mindestens 100 Metern, doch das könnte…
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A contamination with the hepatotoxic microcystin, of the water supply in Toledo, Ohio, resulted in warnings for approx. 500,000 residents not to drink or use tap water. NBC: Sewage from treatment plants and fertilizer from farms streamed into the lake, triggering an algae bloom near an intake valve that sends water to Toledo and more than a dozen surrounding communities. The…
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July 28, 2014- Sen. Klobuchar called for Unanimous Consent to pass a resolution acknowledging that climate change is occurring and that it will continue to pose an ongoing risk. Sen. Inhofe objected to the resolution, and Sen. Whitehouse offered this in response. Follow Sen. Whitehouse on facebook Related Bush-Era EPA Administrator Baffles Fox Business Hosts:…
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The study New constraints on atmospheric CO2 concentration for the Phanerozoic (DOI: 10.1002/2014GL060457), by Peter J. Franks, Dana L. Royer, David J. Beerling , Peter K. Van de Water, David J. Cantrill, Margaret M. Barbour, and Joseph A. Berry, estimates CO2 in Earth history based on a new climate proxy. Estimates are in particular based…
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Maybe climate change will take a center stage (this time finally) during the next elections? GOP Sets House Vote on Obama `High Crimes’ Lawsuit Bloomberg – Republican political analyst Joe Watkins, U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Democrat from Florida, and Bloomberg’s Peter Cook discuss today’s House of Representatives vote on a potential lawsuit against…
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Testing the new Eyes on Earth application from NASA, Vital Signs, look at events in real time and history – downloaded from eyes.nasa.gov Music Candytron Picknick in the Meadows by Tammo “kb” Hinrichs http://music.kebby.org/track/candytron http://music.kebby.org/track/picknick-in-the-meadows Kasparov by Ronny Pries https://www.scenemusic.net/demovibes/song/3090/ Related A Breathing Earth
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Smoking products destroy forests worldwide. Related The Environment vs Cigarettes
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Recently a mysterious Siberian crater has been discovered, which subsequently raised questions about the circumstances surrounding the crater formation. Theories include Pingo formation and connections to the thawing of permafrost (ClimateState reported). Robert Scribbler, summed it up: One theory on the feature is that it might be a pingo — a melting of a permafrost water pocket…
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