Atmospheric Methane on the rise
"The atmospheric methane measured at Baring Head near Wellington since August 1989. The graph shows the methane mixing ratio in parts per billion (molecules of methane for every billion molecules of...
View ArticleClimate tipping point: Global Atmospheric Methane on the rise
The concentration of methane in the atmosphere is rising, according to measurements made by the New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa) at its Baring Head Station near...
View ArticleAustralia: Concern over Fugitive methane emissions from mining unconventional...
Coal seam gas has been touted as a green transitional fuel, far less polluting than coal, but a new study implies it may not be as green or climate friendly as the industry makes out. It hinges on the...
View ArticleCO2 and methane emissions from thawing Permafrost
Figure 22: CO2 and methane emissions from thawing permafrost can continue for decades or even centuries, as seen in this plot of estimated annual permafrost emissions in CO2 equivalent for the IPCC A1B...
View ArticleMethane and CO2 in thawing Arctic permafrost a climate tipping point
Artcile originally published at Indybay.org: A new report on permafrost slowly thawing in the Arctic creating methane and carbon dioxide emissions highlights an approaching dangerous climate tipping...
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