High temperatures in the Arctic

The NOAA map below shows sea surface temperature anomalies above 8 degrees Celsius in the Arctic Ocean.These anomalies are very high, considering that it is now June and the melting season has only just begun.Partly causing these high temperatures in the Arctic Ocean is water flowing into the Arctic Ocean from rivers. As the...

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Roadmap for Repowering California for all Purposes with Wind, Water, and Sunlight

A study by Mark Z. Jacobson et al. concludes that California’s power needs (electricity, transportation, heating/cooling, industry) can be met entirely by WWS technologies.The necessary WWS (wind, water, and sunlight) technologies consist of wind turbines, concentrated solar power (CSP) plants, solar photovoltaic (PV) plants...

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Earthquakes and Warm Water threaten Arctic

[ soucre: NOAA image - click to enlarge]A major earthquake hit the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, on June 23, 2014.The earthquake occurred at 51.797°N 178.760°E, 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska, at a depth of 66.8 miles (107.5km).The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) earlier listed the...

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Warming of the Arctic Fueling Extreme Weather

Extreme weatherHeavy rains and floods hit Serbia and Bosnia in May 2014, as discussed in an earlier post.Later in May, further flooding hit central Europe. From May 30 to June 1, 2014, parts of Austria received the amount of rain that normally falls in two-and-half months: 150 to 200 mm (5.9 to 7.9"), with some parts experiencing...

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Arctic Atmospheric Methane Global Warming Veil

The Arctic Atmospheric 'Methane Global Warming Veil'. Its Origin in the Arctic Subsea and Mantle and the Timing of the Global Terminal Extinction Events by 2040 to 2050 - A Review.By Malcolm P.R. Light, Harold Hensel and Sam CaranaJune 8th, 2014Abstract Methane formed by organisms in the water becomes trapped in the fabric...

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