A methane burst from the East Siberian Arctic Shelf could happen at any time and needs only a trigger. That's the conclusion of the world's leading research scientist in that region - Natalia Shakhova. On 5th June Shakhova and her team released their latest findings and conclusions in a paper published by Geosciences. This week we take a look.
Just Have a Think YouTube channel seeks to understand the issues that face our civilisation in the 21st Century and focusses on the potential solutions that will save as many lives as possible and hopefully bring about a greater level of equality in the world. The channel is not a debating forum about whether Human Induced Climate Change is a real phenomenon or not. If that's what you're after then I can highly recommend chat forums like 'Climate Change Battle Royale' on Facebook, where people on both sides of the argument go round and round in circles achieving precisely nothing at all. That is a mug's game. And it's not my game. Anyway, outside of those caveats, I do try to keep it light and humorous wherever possible, so I hope you enjoy the content.
Oh..and me... Dave Borlace. Born 1969. BSc Hons. degree in Technology from the Open University in the UK. Working full time as a Project Manager in London as well as spending 20 to 30 hours a week researching and producing these videos.Help support and influence the growth of the Just Have a Think initiative here: www.patreon.com/justhaveathink
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