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Non-Tech : Climate Change, Global Warming, Weather Derivatives, Investi
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To: Sam Citron who wrote (43)11/15/2006 9:44:57 AM
From: FJB  Read Replies (1) of 442
 
I was thinking more along the lines of what burning this additional oil would do environmentally. I guess I'll go along with the majority and say it has increased temperatures, but I guess that is trivial compared to the Siberian thaw and geopolitical issues.

I just want to make a buck and travel, before it all goes to pot.

In addition to the methane built up, it is also known that vast amounts of carbon dioxide are locked in the planet's frozen zones. In total, it is estimated there could be as much as 450 billion tonnes of methane and carbon dioxide trapped in the world's permafrost.

A team led by Katey Walter of the University of Alaska decided to investigate the rate at which methane is being released as the world succumbs to the effects of climate change. She chose an area along the Kolyma river near Cherskii in Russia for the study.

The results revealed levels of discharge that were five times higher than previous estimates. The results, echoed by studies at 100 other sites in the north Siberia region, are alarming because methane is far more effective at trapping heat than carbon dioxide and is therefore potentially much more dangerous to the planet. Scientists have calculated that methane has a global warming potential that is 23 times that of carbon dioxide. This means that a kilogram of methane warms the planet's atmosphere 23 times as much as the same amount of carbon dioxide.

observer.guardian.co.uk
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