tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post115505879299644024..comments2024-03-28T02:44:22.875-04:00Comments on Hecate: Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Write This Off As A Freak Heat Wave And Go Back To Business As UsualHecatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09291488568404382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-1155075142165283872006-08-08T18:12:00.000-04:002006-08-08T18:12:00.000-04:00There is also the methane created from Siberia mel...There is also the methane created from Siberia melting. :(<BR/><BR/>"A vast expanse of western Sibera is undergoing an unprecedented thaw that could dramatically increase the rate of global warming, climate scientists warn today.<BR/><BR/>Researchers who have recently returned from the region found that an area of permafrost spanning a million square kilometres - the size of France and Germany combined - has started to melt for the first time since it formed 11,000 years ago at the end of the last ice age.<BR/><BR/>The area, which covers the entire sub-Arctic region of western Siberia, is the world's largest frozen peat bog and scientists fear that as it thaws, it will release billions of tonnes of methane, a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide, into the atmosphere...."<BR/><BR/>http://www.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,12374,1546824,00.htmlMargarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05830195671645630057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-1155065507332261502006-08-08T15:31:00.000-04:002006-08-08T15:31:00.000-04:00Very informative post.Very informative post.Trucker Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16424576390424319425noreply@blogger.com