a new film by Envisionation.co.uk

Interviews with:

James Hansen – NASA

Natalia Shakhova – IARC

Peter Wadhams – Cambridge University, UK

David Wasdell – Apollo-Gaia Project

James Hansen: “If it begins to allow the Arctic Ocean to warm up and warm the ocean floor, then we’ll begin to release methane [from] hydrates,”  . . .

Natalia Shakhova: “The total amount of methane in the current atmosphere is about 5 Gt. The amount of carbon preserved in the form of methane in the East Siberian Arctic Shelf is ~ from hundreds to thousands Gt.” . . .

Peter Wadhams: “At the rate we’re going, it will bring us to an ice-free Arctic in about four years time.”  . . .

David Wasdell: “The warm water from the surface is now being mixed down to those areas that it never reached when the whole area was covered in sea ice. . . .  For more go to Arctic News

from youtube

Published on Nov 15, 2012