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NASA experiment uncovers Arctic climate time bomb
Posted by RTCC: John Parnell on July 2nd, 2013
RTCC: The Arctic could prove to be a climate time bomb according to early results from a NASA experiment to monitor the release of greenhouse gases from thawing permafrost. With previous data on CO2 and methane released from the carbon rich soils imprecise, the Carbon in Arctic Reservoirs Vulnerability Experiment (CARVE) has been able to fill in the blanks with initial indications creating cause for concern. While it was known that the release of gases that had previously been trapped in solid ground...
Climate change a factor in UK’s unusual weather – Met Office
Posted by RTCC: John Parnell on June 19th, 2013
RTCC: Climate change is just one of the factors behind recent unusual weather patterns in the UK.
That was the conclusion from a Met Office summit of climate scientists convened on Tuesday to investigate the underlying causes of a series of washout summers and colder than average winters.
Weather patterns in northern Europe, the UK and the North East of the US are affected by the position of the jet stream.
When the jet stream moves further south, it draws more rainfall in and around the UK making...
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