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Methane seen as growing climate risk
AP on SFGate.com ^
| 3/4/10
| AP
Posted on 03/04/2010 11:37:26 AM PST by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON, (AP) --
Methane, a potent global warming gas, is bubbling out of the frozen Arctic faster than had been expected.
Methane had become trapped in the permafrost over time and a warming climate is now resulting in its release, researchers report in Friday's edition of the journal Science.
"The amount of methane currently coming out of the East Siberian Arctic Shelf is comparable to the amount coming out of the entire world's oceans," said Natalia Shakhova, of the University of Alaska Fairbanks International Arctic Research Center and the co-author.
Concerns about global warming have centered on rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but scientists note that methane can be 30 times more effective at trapping heat than carbon dioxide.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: climate; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; growing; methane; risk
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
AgitProp never sleeps.. they just nod off now and then.. but not for long.. I suspect this is a Seth B. piece.. :-)
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posted on
03/04/2010 11:47:38 AM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Chuck DeVore - CA Senator. Believe.)
To: Secret Agent Man
To: Westbrook
Don’t forget radon gas, toxic mold, monster in the closet, monster under the bed and drunken stepdad!
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posted on
03/04/2010 11:48:32 AM PST
by
henkster
(A broken government does not merit full faith and credit.)
To: NormsRevenge; Revolting cat!
To: NormsRevenge
wonder if the new healthcare plan covers Beano?
To: NormsRevenge
Nice try, progressives.
Ain’t warming.
Go back to your play dough......
To: NormsRevenge
I’m sure some Hahavhd egghead will suggest a beer tax of $7 per gallon to reduce methane emissions.
To: NormsRevenge
They going to tax farts now? No, I am actually serious about this.
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posted on
03/04/2010 11:53:55 AM PST
by
Thunder90
(Fighting for truth and the American way... http://citizensfortruthandtheamericanway.blogspot.com/)
To: NormsRevenge
Oh man, what about all those cows walking the streets of India?
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posted on
03/04/2010 11:55:43 AM PST
by
Dewey Revoltnow
(Worst. Community. Organizer. Ever!)
To: NormsRevenge
Most methane really comes from an unusual type of bacteria, some of which live as parasites in our guts. An antibacterial that targets this type would cure methane gas.
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posted on
03/04/2010 11:56:30 AM PST
by
Reeses
To: henkster
> Dont forget radon gas, toxic mold, monster in the
> closet, monster under the bed and drunken stepdad!
Yes, of course.
How could I forget?
We’re all gonna die! We’re all gonna die! We’re all gonna die! We’re all gonna die! We’re all gonna die! We’re all gonna die! We’re all gonna die! We’re all gonna die! We’re all gonna die! We’re all gonna die! We’re all gonna die! We’re all gonna die! We’re all gonna die! We’re all gonna die! We’re all gonna die! We’re all gonna die! We’re all gonna die! We’re all gonna die! We’re all gonna die!..............
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posted on
03/04/2010 11:56:39 AM PST
by
Westbrook
(Having more children does not divide your love, it multiplies it.)
To: NormsRevenge
LOL - The responses to this article are quite humorous.
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posted on
03/04/2010 12:00:20 PM PST
by
OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
To: Reeses
Our gut sure contains lots of interesting stuff... somke evidenced when it’s rumbling and gurgling away..
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posted on
03/04/2010 12:00:57 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Chuck DeVore - CA Senator. Believe.)
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posted on
03/04/2010 12:02:02 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Chuck DeVore - CA Senator. Believe.)
To: NormsRevenge
Yada, yada, yada.
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posted on
03/04/2010 12:02:40 PM PST
by
Major Matt Mason
(Alinsky's values aren't American values.)
To: NormsRevenge
I fart in your general direction. sarcasm
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posted on
03/04/2010 12:04:20 PM PST
by
boomop1
To: NormsRevenge
“Okay, so carbon isn’t all that, but methane, methane is all that. Seriously, you know you can trust us...”
Pitiful...
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posted on
03/04/2010 12:04:39 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(If we as Republicans can't clean up our house, how can)
To: Reeses
Most methane really comes from an unusual type of bacteria, some of which live as parasites in our guts. That's right. And it produces methane at your local wastewater plant if they use digesters. The methane is often used to power generators/boilers which produce electricity/steam to help power the plant.
To: NormsRevenge; absolootezer0; The_Victor; Jersey Republican Biker Chick; hoe_cake
I better quit eating beans........
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posted on
03/04/2010 12:08:13 PM PST
by
nuke rocketeer
(File CONGRESS.SYS corrupted: Re-boot Washington D.C (Y/N)?)
To: NorwegianViking
Not exactly. The Siberian traps were a massive eruption lasting over a million years that did cause major global climate change.
Siberian Traps
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posted on
03/04/2010 12:08:55 PM PST
by
Kozak
(USA 7/4/1776 to 1/20/2009 Reqiescat in Pace)
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