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Digital mix guy (OP) User ID: 68391064 United States 04/07/2015 11:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | According to measurements made by Russian scientists, methane concentration at the bottom of one of the holes was thousands of times higher than in the regular atmosphere. A more thorough recent expedition identified “dozens” of new holes, all of which apparently formed in the last year or two. The Siberian holes draw into question the near-term stability of Arctic permafrost, which traps enough carbon, if fully unleashed, to double atmospheric concentrations and potentially push global warming into a frightening new phase. Scientists are quite certain it will take at least a century for that to happen in a worst-case scenario, but it’s clear that the release has already begun. [link to www.slate.com] Have no fear, Spock is here!!! LLAP |
Digital mix guy (OP) User ID: 68391064 United States 04/07/2015 11:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Why Dangerous Sinkholes Keep Appearing Along the Dead Sea [link to uk.news.yahoo.com (secure)] Have no fear, Spock is here!!! LLAP |
Digital mix guy (OP) User ID: 68391064 United States 04/07/2015 11:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | “We cannot rule out new gas emissions in the Arctic and in some cases they can ignite. We have to answer now the fundamental inquiries: what zones, and under what conditions, are the most hazardous? These inquiries are vital for the safe operation of the northern urban areas and framework of oil and gas edifices” Still, not everybody is convinced. Carolyn Ruppel, head of the US Geological Survey’s Gas Hydrates Project told National Geographic that the gas pockets being referred to are ordinarily 740 feet or more underground. That is around three times the profundity of the deepest hole examined until now. On the off chance that the AGRI hypothesis is right, then specialists would, in any case, be stuck pondering what could be causing such deep melting. Image Source: Daily Mail [link to www.capitalotc.com] Have no fear, Spock is here!!! LLAP |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 68848525 Japan 04/08/2015 01:06 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | FYI: The damaged insulation, refrigerators, air conditioners and electrical equipment unleashed 7,275 tons (6,600 metric tons) of halocarbons, the study reported. Halocarbon emissions rose by 91 percent over typical levels in the year following the earthquake, said Takuya Saito, lead study author and senior researcher at the National Institute for Environmental Studies in Tsukuba, Japan. [link to www.livescience.com] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 68848525 Japan 04/08/2015 01:09 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | And this one comes with the biggest Impact on NW-America: Thread: The warm ‘blob’ in Canada’s Pacific Ocean |