Methane levels have been high above the East Siberian Arctic Shelf for both the months March and April 2012, as illustrated by the image bel...
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Monday, 30 April 2012
Sunday, 29 April 2012
Supplementary evidence by Prof. Peter Wadhams
Supplementary written evidence submitted by Professor Peter Wadhams to the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC)http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmenvaud/writev/1739/arc26.htmI...
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Sunday, 22 April 2012
Study Finds Surprising Arctic Methane Emission Source
A new airborne study with NASA contributions measured surprising levels of the potent greenhouse gas methane coming from cracks in Arctic sea ice and areas of partial sea ice cover. This...
Saturday, 21 April 2012
Will Arctic sea ice collapse in 2014?
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Discussion: Should patent law apply to geo-engineering?
David Keith, a Harvard University professor and an adviser on energy to Microsoft founder Bill Gates, said he and his colleagues are researching whether the federal government could ban patents in the...
Thursday, 19 April 2012
High level of seismic activity in 2012
Seismologists say last week’s powerful earthquake off western Indonesia increased pressure on the source of the devastating 2004 tsunami: a fault that could unleash another monster wave sometime in...
Methane levels for March 2012 are highest above ESAS
NASA has made available the monthly methane levels for March 2012. As the polar projection below shows, extremely high levels of methane are concentrated above the East Siberian Arctic Shelf (ESAS).The...
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
High methane levels in Arctic - April 2012
Below are two images produced with NASA GES DISC Giovanni data system, showing methane levels for early April 2012. The top image shows where methane levels exceed 1.9 parts per million.The image below...
Highlights of EGU General Assembly 2012
If you will be attending the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly on April 25, 2012, make sure to attend, from 14:00 to 14:15 in room 23, the presentation:Methane release...
Thursday, 5 April 2012
NSDIC Arctic Sea Ice News & Analysis April 4, 2012
The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSDIC) has released an update of its Arctic Sea Ice News & Analysis (April 4, 2012). Ice age data shows thin ice cover Ice age data this year show...
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