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. XemaSab Dec 2011 #1
Known about this for Years.... fascisthunter Dec 2011 #2
Please show me the data... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #3
As Arctic Ocean warms, megatonnes of methane bubble up OKIsItJustMe Dec 2011 #24
Understanding methane’s seabed escape OKIsItJustMe Dec 2011 #26
Methane release 'looks stronger' OKIsItJustMe Dec 2011 #52
Feedbacks. joshcryer Dec 2011 #4
Arctic lakes, too Viking12 Dec 2011 #5
That video rules XemaSab Dec 2011 #6
All the more reason - nuclear now. nt wtmusic Dec 2011 #7
Impossible... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #8
Other way around. wtmusic Dec 2011 #9
Where did you get these numbers? Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #10
You have a link? XemaSab Dec 2011 #11
Sorry... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #12
Thanks XemaSab Dec 2011 #13
Found it... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #14
Interesting article XemaSab Dec 2011 #15
Hah, what the heck were you thinking? joshcryer Dec 2011 #16
I'll just say that it wasn't the best planned trip I've ever taken XemaSab Dec 2011 #17
I gave you a link. wtmusic Dec 2011 #18
Sorry... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #19
Your modest solar proposal would cost about $740 million - every day. wtmusic Dec 2011 #25
“Solar power is totally uneconomic“ OKIsItJustMe Dec 2011 #29
Dr. Pearce believes solar panels last 300 years, does he? wtmusic Dec 2011 #30
Oh good! OKIsItJustMe Dec 2011 #31
It means your posts have reached the point of charming imbecility wtmusic Dec 2011 #32
How much does the productivity of a nuclear plant decrease in a year? OKIsItJustMe Dec 2011 #33
Obviously we don't have 300 year data... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #35
But the situation is even better than that (according to Pearce) OKIsItJustMe Dec 2011 #38
At 0.2% loss per year... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #41
Solar roof tiles OKIsItJustMe Dec 2011 #42
The glass windows in thirteenth-century Westminster Abbey Ghost Dog Dec 2011 #34
What I find even more amazing is the building of the things to start with OKIsItJustMe Dec 2011 #40
I was rendered immediately breathless, and was made to sit and meditate deeply Ghost Dog Dec 2011 #43
Conservation, Efficiency, Nuclear, Solar, Wind, Thermal... tinrobot Dec 2011 #20
Agree. wtmusic Dec 2011 #28
We don't need to experiment... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #36
Excellent post. Nihil Dec 2011 #60
Also, tech-fix mitigation responses are required. Capture this methane Ghost Dog Dec 2011 #21
How does methane XemaSab Dec 2011 #44
I didn't do well in chemistry class (bad teacher, I claim) but does this make sense Ghost Dog Dec 2011 #47
Gotcha XemaSab Dec 2011 #49
It's even more carbon brought to the surface... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #50
Yes. But it's coming out of the ground, at present Ghost Dog Dec 2011 #51
Let's do it... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #46
Well, I did say, while we're dealing with Ghost Dog Dec 2011 #48
I'm not sure that's technically feasible, we're talking thousands of square kilometers. joshcryer Dec 2011 #55
Oops! hatrack Dec 2011 #22
Imagine a person with two different sized feet... Javaman Dec 2011 #23
lol. Nice analogy... Dead_Parrot Dec 2011 #37
That was well put. Control-Z Dec 2011 #67
oh right, "Shock" stuntcat Dec 2011 #27
That's just the way "the Media" works Ghost Dog Dec 2011 #45
It's not good Dead_Parrot Dec 2011 #39
Luckily, I have no kids! My ancestral carbon footprint shrinks to zero by 2040. aletier_v Dec 2011 #53
hatrack saw this coming: joshcryer Dec 2011 #54
yes. stuntcat Dec 2011 #63
Two points Nederland Dec 2011 #56
Two poor points... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #57
Right, a little over a long time is nothing, a lot over a little time is an issue. joshcryer Dec 2011 #59
20 year GWP of methane is 72x. joshcryer Dec 2011 #58
That is just one theory Nederland Dec 2011 #68
We'll see. joshcryer Dec 2011 #69
One drop doesn't say anything about the long term trend? Nederland Dec 2011 #71
I might do it again for 2012. joshcryer Dec 2011 #73
The point is simple Nederland Dec 2011 #79
Yes, and all of the long term trends indicate warming. joshcryer Dec 2011 #83
Spencer posted Nov temps today Nederland Dec 2011 #80
Thanks. Yes I respect Roy for that. joshcryer Dec 2011 #82
Yeah, Spencer is ok Nederland Dec 2011 #85
You suggested we use 18 years... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #76
You are missing the point Nederland Dec 2011 #77
Current trends? Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #84
It would be helpful... Nederland Dec 2011 #86
Latest statistical review I read... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #70
Gavin Schmidt of RealClimate says 18 years Nederland Dec 2011 #72
Nope... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #74
There are FIVE major temperature records Nederland Dec 2011 #78
I don't think so... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #81
Do you understand the phrase "More importantly"? Nederland Dec 2011 #87
Here's the study I recall... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #75
Torch them. CJvR Dec 2011 #61
That's not clear... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #62
Depends. CJvR Dec 2011 #64
This was a GRL article I posted on the topic of submarine methane releases back in 2007 hatrack Dec 2011 #65
Might also be tied to isostatic rebound XemaSab Dec 2011 #66
See below OKIsItJustMe Dec 2011 #89
Methane Time Bomb in Arctic Seas – Apocalypse Not OKIsItJustMe Dec 2011 #88
Apocalypse Not... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #90
Let’s put it this way OKIsItJustMe Dec 2011 #91
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