Your World

Your world is changing. And, please, don't try to tell me these changes have "always been underway".  To the best of my knowledge, the lakes in Alaska weren't boiling fifty years ago...

The Melting Permafrost

Dkos writer oxon wrote today about the melting permafrost and how lakes in Alaska are now boiling due to the release of methane gas. The story he references from Science Daily mentions that researchers are now finding methane bubbles rising from lakes in the Alaskan tundra. "Last month, UAF researcher Katey Walter brought a National Public Radio crew to Alaska's North Slope, hoping to show them examples of what happens when methane is released when permafrost thaws beneath lakes. When they reached their destination, [...]

As long as we're on the subject -

Second warmest August ever.

The National Climatic Data Center, a division of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, reports that last month was the second warmest August on record. Moreover, at the end of August, drought affected approximately 83% of the Southeast and 46% of [...]

Tags: Melting Permafrost, Global Warming, Alaska Lakes, Methane Gas

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