Deaths-head Jester

About:
[The Project]
[The ApocaDocs]
[Equal Share]
The Six Scenarios:
[Species Collapse]
[Infectious Disease]
[Climate Chaos]
[Resource Depletion]
[Biology Breach]
[Recovery]
Explore:

Play:

It's weekly, funny, and free!

SEARCH

More than 5,600 stories!

A great gift
for crisis deniers!


The ApocaDocs have a Book!
Humoring the Horror of the
Converging Emergencies
94 color pages
$24.99 now $15!
Or read FREE online!




Twitter




Ping this story
in social media:
del.icio.us
Digg
Newsvine
NowPublic
Reddit
Facebook
StumbleUpon

Posted Thu Dec 18 2008: from BBC:
Changes 'amplify Arctic warming' http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1229565187
...Theory predicts that as ice is lost in the Arctic, more of the ocean's surface will be exposed to solar radiation and will warm up. When the autumn comes and the Sun goes down on the Arctic, that warmth should be released back into the atmosphere, delaying the fall in air temperatures. Ultimately, this feedback process should result in Arctic temperatures rising faster than the global mean. Dr [Julienne] Stroeve and colleagues have now analysed Arctic autumn (September, October, November) air temperatures for the period 2004-2008 and compared them to the long term average (1979 to 2008). The results, they believe, are evidence of the predicted amplification effect. "You see this large warming over the Arctic ocean of around 3C in these last four years compared to the long-term mean," explained Dr Stroeve.
[Read more stories about: arctic meltdown, feedback loop, global warming, faster than expected, holyshit]
This item will appear in our PANIQuiz!

New!:
No reader quips yet -- be the first!

Got a PaniQuip?

Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit):

First name:

The text shown in the Web image to the right:


We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

'Doc Jim says:
Sing with me: Tiiiiiimmmeee.... is NOT on our side....

NEXT>
More stories:
  • Seas will rise faster than predicted, say scientists
  • Narrative entertainment programming can lead to persuasive outcomes
  • ( Changes 'amplify Arctic warming')
  • Energy secretary nominee sees coal as 'nightmare'
  • Cooperation helped Louisville clean up air

  • Want to explore more?
    Try the PaniCloud!
    Copyright 2010 The Apocadocs.com