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Methane Gas Levels Rising Catastrophically Fast - Abrupt Climate Change Now Initiating Methane Clathrate Machine Gun - Methane Gas Is Same As Liquified Natural Gas Or LNG - 150 Times Worse In Global Warming Effect Than CO2 - Methane Levels Measured Year By Year To Present Day


METHANE FROM ARCTIC ACCOUNTS FOR 87% OF SPIKING IN ATMOSPHERE


Talk about your ugly positive feedbacks: according to a team of researchers based at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, a source of methane - which likely originated during the last ice age - has surfaced in the Arctic, a likely result of global warming's thawing effect on the permafrost. Methane bubbling from this source could have accounted for up to 87% of the observed spike in atmospheric methane.

"In 2007, scientists scouting the icy waters of the Arctic Ocean began to notice some troubling signs. In about half of their seawater chemistry samples, the concentration of dissolved methane was two to ten times higher than in samples taken during previous years from the same locations. Then, last summer, they observed large rings of gas “” sometimes as wide as 30 centimetres in diameter “” trapped in ice, as well as methane plumes bubbling to the surface over hundreds of square kilometres of the shallow waters along the Siberian Shelf.

More recently, Martin Kennedy and colleagues reported in Nature that a massive release of methane some 635 million years ago might have spelled the end of the last ‘snowball Earth’ period, when ice sheets stretched as far as the Equator. According to their analysis, this was a period of abrupt glacial melting and destabilization of methane hydrates.

Although there is not widespread agreement about what role methane has played in periods of abrupt climate change in Earth’s history,“When we look at the geologic record, at critical thresholds, methane is implicated in almost all of those occurrences,” says Kennedy."
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2009/04/25/204015/noaa-methane-levels-2008/

MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF METHANE ICE TRAPPED UNDERGROUND


"There are vast amounts of methane in sediments underneath the Arctic Ocean. Natalia Shakhova et al. (2010) estimate the accumulated potential for the East Siberian Arctic Shelf (ESAS) region alone (image on the right) as follows:

organic carbon in permafrost of about 500 Gt

about 1000 Gt in hydrate deposits

about 700 Gt in free gas beneath the gas hydrate stability 

Natalia Shakhova et al. (2008) consider release of up to 50 Gt of predicted amount of hydrate storage as highly possible for abrupt release at any time. By comparison, the total amount of methane currently in the atmosphere is about 5 Gt.

In September 2005, extremely high concentrations of methane (up to 8 ppm) were measured in the atmospheric layer above the sea surface of the East Siberian Shelf, along with anomalously high concentrations of dissolved methane in the water column (up to 560 nM, or 12000% of super saturation).


METHANE AMPLIFIES GLOBAL WARMING BY 100 FOLD


Methane's global warming potential (GWP) will rise in case of large releases, since methane's lifetime will be extended as the burden rises, due to hydroxyl depletion. This is a feedback effect that the IPCC estimates will amplify the climate forcing of an addition of methane to the current atmosphere by lengthening the perturbation lifetime relative to the global atmospheric lifetime of methane by a factor of 1.4.

A 2009 NASA article discussing the work by Drew Shindell mentions that, over the years, increases in global methane emissions have caused a 26% decrease in hydroxyl.

Hyrdoxyl is what soaks up methane and keeps it from causing catastrophic global warming. Those protective levels are dropping like a rock.

GLOBAL METHANE LEVELS ILLUSTRATION  2009 - 2013


As a result of man made CO2 rises, due to burning a cubic mile of carbon products each year, methane gas levels are now rising catastrophically fast.


In the picture above, we can see methane emissions in the Arctic in the year 2009, then moving to the left, 2010, 2011, 2012 and finally 2013 all the way to the right. Each year is getting much worse than the preceding year. The process of methane gas mega releases are accelerating. 

The image 1 above also shows high levels of methane over the Arctic; very high methane levels are now commonly recorded in the Arctic. The animation at the Arctic-news blog, shows methane levels at various altitudes on January 23, 2013, ranging up to 2241 ppb at 742 mb. 

ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE INITIATING, DUE TO CO2 RISE IN ATMOSPHERE

New Finding Shows Climate Change Can Happen in a Geological Instant

The Paleocene/Eocene thermal maximum (PETM) is a climate shift that occurred 55 million years ago.

Morgan Schaller, James Wright, and the core sample that helped them understand what happened – and how fast it happened – 55 million years ago.

In a new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Morgan Schaller and James Wright present their finding that climate change can and did happen abruptly, or in geological terms, instantaneously.

Following a doubling in carbon dioxide levels, the surface of the ocean turned acidic over a period of weeks or months and global temperatures rose by 5 degrees centigrade – all in the space of about 13 years.

“We’ve shown unequivocally what happens when CO2 increases dramatically – as it is now, and as it did 55 million years ago,” James Wright said.
Source: http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2013/10/abrupt-climate-change.html

HUMANITY TRIGGERING AVALANCHE RELEASE OF METHANE GAS


Bottom line, humanity seems to have or be in the process of triggering an avalanche release of methane gas, that may now be unstoppable. A huge destructive avalanche can be triggered by the sounds of two hands clapping, or a skier traveling down the mountain. Liberating huge amounts of methane gas will have catastrophic consequences for all life on the planet, both in the seas and on land. There is no 'preparing', hiding or escaping from it.

Abrupt climate change that will happen as a result of this massive release of methane gas that has been trapped in the form of methane hydrate 'ice' now seems 99.9% unavoidable.

CAN THIS METHANE CLATHRATE MACHINE GUN BE TURNED OFF, OR, HOW MUCH TIME DOES HUMANITY HAVE LEFT?


The only question left is; how long does humanity have left on the planet before the extinction of massive numbers of species begins, as it has twice before in Earth history?

Remember, something on this scale happened 55 million years ago. Huge volcanic eruptions back then triggered warming of the methane deposits, which triggered methane gas releases, which then resulted in 95% of all life being wiped off the face of the Earth, due to rapid, catastrophic Earth changes. 

The extinction back then was initiated by huge amounts of methane being released within a very short period time. This massive methane release has happened twice in Earth history, (635 and 55 million years ago) and both times, methane gas shows up in the historical records as being the primary and largest cause of huge global warming and/or extinction level events.

The MAIN cause of methane gas being released is the global burning of carbon based fuels at a rate of 1 cubic mile per year. We are using up enough carbon fuels EVERY YEAR, that took Mother Nature 1 million years to create. 

Bottom line, there are potential non carbon producing answers but none of them are being pursued and all are being blocked, due to the monopolistic control of the Koch brothers types of corporations control of Congress, the Senate, and the White House, plus the media and financial world. 

The US is the only nation that still and consistently refuses to ratify/sign the Kyoto Accords, which call for stabilizing the CO2 levels a little lower than 2009 levels. What is wrong with reducing CO2 emissions, when we are faced with global extinction as a consequence of NOT doing that?

WILL TO STOP ARMAGEDDON IS LACKING, DUE TO CARBON/NUCLEAR FUEL MONOPOLY CONTROL OF MASS MEDIA AND POLITICIANS


None of the people elected to Congress in the last round via the Tea Party even believe in climate change, much less that humans are causing it, due to Koch Brothers success with media control, and with their controlling who gets elected. They have also effectively kept scientists off of the mass media, and substituted the 'faux' scientists or 'experts' hired and financed by the carbon industry. 

The Koch brothers have won 95% of the election battles that they throw their money into, as they use their billions of dollars to swing elections their way in most political races. They basically own both parties, and both major parties in the US are controlled by them.

They will more than likely keep doing this, because the very Conservative Supreme Court passed a law saying that huge global corporations are people, and that they can give unlimited amounts of money to political campaigns in secret, without even disclosing that the Koch brother carbon fuel money slush fund are behind 95% of the candidates up for election or re-election. 

Normally, the campaign with the most amount of cash wins, no matter who the person is that is running or what their positions are.

Due to media control and 'management' via massive ad budget influences, the Koch brothers have swayed millions of people to also think that global warming does not exist. In the end, if they are allowed to continue this theatre, farce and absolute corruption of science, democracy and human rights, they will lose the war and doom all of humanity to extinction. If allowed to continue on with their 1% monopolistic, global genocide propaganda views, there is no hope for humanity.


SUMMARY; THE SOLUTIONS ARE ALL THERE, READY AND WAITING FOR US


Bottom line, the odds are stacked against humanity, because the 1% has taken over many levers of power and control, and for selfish short term reasons of profit and power, they will not let the truth be known.

The answers are all there. We can switch off all carbon fuel sources via an emergency global Marshal Plan. We need to stop using all wood, oil, coal, gas, propane, natural gas, nuclear, diesel, and gasoline.

The solution (if it is not too late already) is to implement and switch over to hydrogen powered everything, in addition to solar, wind, water, tides, waves, geothermal and other zero carbon fuels. 

We can do this as a global community. Even if the odds are stacked 100 to 1 against us, isn't it worth trying? Haven't you ever rooted for the underdog? Well, the underdog now is the whole world, and the evil, despicable people who are destroying the whole world and all life on it are only 1% of the total. So if the 99% really get mad and won't take it anymore, what chance have they got? Bottom line it is all up to us, you and me.

What is the take away? Unless humanity stops the carbon monopoly from dominating the political landscape and figures out a way to make a huge, fast, paradigm shift away from carbon fuels and into carbon free renewables such as hydrogen, water, wind, geothermal and more, it looks like humanity is on a global suicide path. Instead of slowing down, the speed towards this suicide is increasing. There is still hope, but time is running out fast, and the odds of success are dropping by the day.

WHAT YOU CAN DO!

VOTE!

Vote for Green Party or any candidate that does not take corporate money and who is not a billionaire, if nothing else, as they will make the green revolution happen. Just voting for the major two parties changes nothing.

Not voting allows the status quo to stay in place.

Don't vote for the 'lesser evil'.



WHAT YOU CAN DO

Calculate your carbon footprint. What you cannot measure, you cannot improve or change. Once you know what your carbon footprint is, reduce it and set a goal of getting it to ZERO.

Carbon Footprint; How To Calculate It For Home, Farm, Business; Zero Carbon, Zero Nuclear Future Required, How To Turn 6 Pounds Of Gasoline Into 20 Pounds Of CO2; How And Why Nuclear Energy Is Not The Answer
https://www.agreenroadjournal.com/2015/02/carbon-footprint-how-to-calculate-it.html

Once you know what your carbon footprint is, reduce it and set a goal of getting it to ZERO.

Calculate Your Carbon FOOD Based Footprint; Eating Animal Products Like Beef Creates Huge Carbon Footprint And Largest Source Of Global Warming Carbon Pollution Globally; What Is Single Best Thing To Do In Order To Achieve A Zero Carbon Lifestyle?
https://www.agreenroadjournal.com/2015/10/calculate-your-carbon-food-based.html

Lease or purchase an electric car...or at the very least a plug in hybrid, and then plug it in every night.

Almost All Electric Cars Are Being Leased, Not Sold, And Leases Are Available For Less Than $100 Per Month, Recharge Cost Per Month Averages $34, Plus List Of Best Current Electric Car Lease Deals
https://www.agreenroadjournal.com/2016/09/almost-all-electric-cars-are-being.html

S Curve And Electric Cars; 500 Million Electric Vehicles (EV's) Forecast To Be On The Road By 2040 (Bloomberg) Plus 7 Powerful Positive Reasons Why Any Ordinary Common Sense Person Should Buy An EV Today
https://www.agreenroadjournal.com/2016/06/s-curve-and-electric-cars-500-million.html

Work on switching your energy sources for home, vehicles and workplace to renewable energy.

5 Ways To Get Free Power For Your Electric Vehicle; Using Solar, Wind, Geothermal Energy To Power Electric Car And Home 100 Percent; Be Part Of The Zero Carbon, Zero Nuclear Future Revolution Which Is Here Now
https://www.agreenroadjournal.com/2016/10/3-ways-to-get-free-power-for-your.html

Learn about what you can do to make a difference, and end up with a zero carbon, zero nuclear energy footprint lifestyle.

Do what you can. The hero you have been waiting for is here now, and it is you.

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Methane Gas Levels Rising Catastrophically Fast - Abrupt Climate Change Now Initiating Methane Clathrate Machine Gun - Methane Gas Is Same As Liquified Natural Gas Or LNG - 150 Times Worse In Global Warming Effect Than CO2 - Methane Levels Measured Year By Year To Present Day