By CHARLES J. HANLEY (AP) – 7 hours ago MACKENZIE RIVER DELTA, Northwest Territories — Only a squawk from a sandhill crane broke the Arctic silence — and a low gurgle of bubbles, a watery whisper of trouble repeated in countless spots around the polar world. “On a calm day, you can see 20 or more `seeps’ out across this lake,” said Canadian researcher Rob Bowen, sidling his small … Read more Bubble & Squeak
21 Aug 2009: World Ocean Temperatures Set Record High in July, U.S. Agency Says The world’s oceans were warmer in July than at any time in the 130 years of record-keeping, averaging 62.6 degrees F (17 C), according to the U.S. National Climate Data Center. July’s temperature was 1.1 degrees F warmer than the 20th century average. Scientists say the high ocean temperatures are primarily the result of global … Read more Ocean Fever
Must say that I was not to put out by the cold, rainy June weather in the Northeast — packing up a house full of books & rushing around getting ready to move are somewhat easier under cool conditions. Rainiest June on record, around here, for sure. Which shouldn’t, however, make one forget that there is a thing called global warming actually happening — and the luke-warm Democratic posturing … Read more Permafrost Melting is Growing Threat
Anthropogenic aerosol optical depth (AOD) in the period 2001-2003 for four seasons. AOD is an index for the fraction of sunlight intercepted by particles and total aerosol concentration in the vertical column. Click to enlarge. Source: UNEP Widespread and Complex Climatic Changes Outlined in New UNEP Project Atmospheric Brown Cloud Report Cities from Beijing to New Delhi are getting darker, glaciers in ranges like the Himalayas are melting faster … Read more Widespread and Complex Climatic Changes
Global-warming methane spiked in 2007 12:52 30 October 2008NewScientist.com news serviceNew Scientist staff and Reuters Levels of climate-warming methane – a greenhouse gas 25 times as potent as carbon dioxide – rose abruptly in Earth’s atmosphere last year, and we don’t know why. The concentration of methane, the primary component of natural gas, in the atmosphere has more than doubled since pre-industrial times, but remained largely stable over the … Read more Methane Spike
PARIS (AFP) – Climate change could release unexpectedly huge stores of carbon dioxide from Arctic soils, which would in turn fuel a vicious circle of global warming, a new study warned Sunday. And according to one commentary on the research, current models of climate change have not taken this extra source of greenhouse gas into account. Scientists have long known that organic carbon trapped inside a blanket of frozen … Read more Global warming time bomb trapped in Arctic soil