The climate of the Arctic Ocean is changing dramatically. A summary of findings from the past month:
- Scientists have found methane plumes emerging from seabed permafrost north of Russia at rates 100 times higher than normal.
- The area of the Arctic Ocean that melted this year was the second-lowest ever, barely missing the massive record low of 2007.
- NOAA’s final reports on Arctic climate for 2007 reveal record high air temperatures, water temperatures, sea levels and Greenland melt.
- Scientists at the National Centre for Earth Observation report that ice thickness fell 19% during the winter of 2007 compared to winters past.
Yeah, and today (Wed. 29th) a report comes out stating the obvious: the world is using up resources at such a rate that it would take 2 planets to supply it and that we’re careening toward a resources “credit crunch” in the next 30 years.