Again, simple but logical.

Nah.... I'm sure it's just Rush. They're all over the place 'cause he's doctor shopping.

This is theorized to be because the oceans are absorbing much of the heat. Methane releases from frozen clathrate sources could be related to this heat absorption.

Of course it combines in the atmosphere with oxygen, slowly, to yield carbon dioxide.

Too warm, for one. We are probably looking at another source.....some of it may be mining-related?

"Most of the methane seeps are in water less than 1,640 feet (500 meters) deep. Most of these shallow methane seeps seem to arise from microbes blurping out methane, the researchers said. The researchers did find some deeper methane vents, at which the ROV Jason glimpsed patches of methane hydrate. This is the icy mix of methane and water that appears when deep ocean pressures and cold temperatures force methane to solidify. Any type of methane gas can form hydrates."

that's what happens.

this deeper release has probably been going on for 1000 years or so.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/25/science/methane-is-seeping-from-seafloor-off-east-coast-scientists-say.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes&_r=0

We do need to bring on non-polluting energy such as wind, solar, etc., but the earth is functioning with more than 400 ppm of CO2, remember. This effect will continue to increase even if we switched to Green Fuels 100% now, and of course that ain't close to happening. We are living our lives at the expense of future generations (this is no exaggeration or hyperbole) We also need to make plans of survival, as this is gonna happen faster and faster.

As more methane is produced (by whatever cause) ,it reacts with ozone - converting it to oxygen which allows more heating of the planet which in turn warms the waters allowing more methane to be produced. Not a cycle of life, but of death.

" The density, i.e; the mass per unit volume of methane is less than that of air (which is a mixture of many gases) Methane react with ozone converting it into oxygen and thus the ultraviolet absorbing power is lost. More percentage of UV rays will reach the earth. Normally about 50% of the UV rays reaching the upper atmosphere are absorbed or reflected back."

Read more here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methane

and in the shade it was a fairly normal 86 °F, when in the direct sunshine, it felt like an oven, like the ozone hole was between me and the sun, definitely a radiant heat. I wonder if there's a way to measure radiant heat directly from the sun?

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Ozone-Depleting Compound Found In Unexpected Concentrations Despite Ban

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/23/ozone-depleting-compound-found_n_5701157.html

When working outside it wasn't that hot temperature wise, but if the sun was hitting you or you were in the sun forget it. If it was over 80 we were done. Didn't seem like this before. We had to stay in the shade or wait for a cloudy day to do our outside projects.

Becomes algorithmic.

An excellent summation is below of material from http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/, that clearly states what the timeline is for our extinction, due primarily to abrupt release of geologic AND biologic methane. The video discusses earthquakes along the faults in the Arctic, in some detail, which just may remind you of Bardabunga volcano (thank goodness! it's eruption is not disturbing our flight plans... it's erupting under a 2000 m glacier, whew!)

Anyway, all this is surely to be abundantly clear in time for 2016.

I couldn't see screens after the first 20 min. or so, plus I found nothing at the link of arctic news above. Thanks for posting, this needs to be seen by millions, but perhaps not all, as they are too busy denying reality.

more the raw truth folks

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/24/scientists-alarmed-at-incredible-rate-of-ice-sheet-depletion/

Whassup with that?