Have you been to Chersky, Russia? I haven't, but it is a fascinating place where Russian scientist Sergey Zimov is studying methane release from the frozen, but thawing arctic tundra. Bottom line? This really does look like a potential climate change tipping point, as methane is more than 20x as powerful a greenhouse gas compared to CO2. Fortunately, methane is also relatively short-lived compared to CO2.
This Blog is intended to provide an exchange of information about climate change and Artificial Intelligence. The primary purpose of this blog is for use in University of Delaware Osher Lifelong Learning (OLLI) courses. Our over-reaching goal is to maintain a safe and sustainable human environment on Earth.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
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