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Environment & Energy

Nihil

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2. "Progress!", "Growth!" ...

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Tue Aug 26, 2014, 07:55 AM

Aug 2014

> Researchers say they have found more than 500 bubbling methane vents on the seafloor off the US east coast.
> ...
> Previous surveys along the Atlantic seaboard have shown only three seep areas ...

You know how people were pleased that the Atlantic was absorbing so much more than the models
had predicted? I think we might be seeing a teensy bit of "model adjustment" here ...

Positive feedback FTW!

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'Widespread methane leakage' from ocean floor off US coast (BBC) [View all] eppur_se_muova Aug 2014 OP

Are they sure it's not just more hot air from Chris Christie? PoutrageFatigue Aug 2014 #1

"Progress!", "Growth!" ... Nihil Aug 2014 #2

Methane seeps arachadillo Aug 2014 #3