Re: [geo] Mission impossible - stop the methane

2011-05-06 Thread Michael Hayes
Thanks John, Yes, I do now recall the study review on that website. I came across it shortly after publication. I have not read the full text of the study as my budget for science journal subscriptions is maxed out. If you know of anyone with a file copy, I would like to read the full text of

Re: [geo] Mission impossible - stop the methane

2011-05-05 Thread John Nissen
Hi Michael, The reason that the methane problem has come to a head is because of work described here [1], showing that the East Siberian sea could become a major source of methane - enough to cause global warming to spiral out of control - and the quantity of this methane entering the

[geo] Mission impossible - stop the methane

2011-04-28 Thread John Nissen
Hi all, The methane problem in the Arctic has come to a head. There is sufficient carbon trapped in permafrost to cause a multiplication of global warming by many times (at least 40 times according to my first tentative calculation). It is critical how fast this positive feedback gets going.

Re: [geo] Mission impossible - stop the methane

2011-04-28 Thread voglerlake
John, As a layperson following the forum, my personal beliefs concerning your questions are: 1) I now believe that Bright Water can be used in a localized, targeted and prescribed manner. This would take funding for an accelerated and highly focused campaign in both vessel