Methane release accelerates in Arctic

The methane concentration in the atmosphere leveled off from about 1998 to 2008. How does this match up with the Russian's numbers? If the potential is unlimited, then we're not just talking about old soils. Have there been any surveys? What other sources have been found? Doug The paper will be out soon so we will see. The article suggests a connection to the localised warming that has recently occurred in Siberia. Br Cornelius

The paper will be out soon so we will see. The article suggests a connection to the localised warming that has recently occurred in Siberia. Br Cornelius A connection between warming locally due to methane/co2 concentrations? I'm no expert, but I was under the belief that greenhouse gases are not able to act as warming agents locally. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-196

A connection between warming locally due to methane/co2 concentrations? I'm no expert, but I was under the belief that greenhouse gases are not able to act as warming agents locally. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-196 its the other way around. The local warming is the cause.

its the other way around. The local warming is the cause. Thanks BFB. Are greenhouses gases moving around in the atmosphere like current? With sink zones and zones with accumulation? Is there a pattern with this effect? Or is it dynamic?

Thanks BFB. Are greenhouses gases moving around in the atmosphere like current? With sink zones and zones with accumulation? Is there a pattern with this effect? Or is it dynamic? Depends which gas you are looking at. CO2 concentractions only vary around 1% over the surface of the Earth.

It was only a few weeks ago that scientists were trying to work out why the methane quantities in the atmosphere were too low. One reason was due to extensive use of pesticides etc... in Asia. Now they are going on about this, and flipping cows guffing! What's happened to all the real scientists? 3 years research to come up with 'Mondays are the gloomiest day of the working week'. Give me a break!

It was only a few weeks ago that scientists were trying to work out why the methane quantities in the atmosphere were too low. One reason was due to extensive use of pesticides etc... in Asia. Now they are going on about this, and flipping cows guffing! What's happened to all the real scientists? 3 years research to come up with 'Mondays are the gloomiest day of the working week'. Give me a break! This is a specific instance of methane release in the low Arctic due to loss of permafrost. The two reports can be very much telling the truth at the same time. If they are reporting lower methane re... [More]

mars is releasing methane too http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mars/news/marsmethane.html maybe the martians are burning fossil fuels.

mars is releasing methane too http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mars/news/marsmethane.html maybe the martians are burning fossil fuels. No, but they fart

Now they are going on about this, and flipping cows guffing! Give me a break! The cow story is hilarious. It's what happens when politicians try to direct science. Way back when (70s?) an EPA report included an offhand remark that methane levels were rising and that cows might be the source. It was meant as a joke, but: One of the "environmental" organizations (Friends of the Earth? Sierra Club?) picked up on it and sued the EPA for not investigating. Because a study was cheaper than paying off the lawsuit, EPA awarded some grants for experiments which led to cows wearing these backpacks with ... [More]