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Climate Change Economicsby Climate Change Economics LLC“The place to go for the things you need to know.”
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Beyond being a crime against the planet the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in the United States is a climate change
microcosm. The scientific data that we are able to obtain from all scientific disciplines during this tragic
event can act as a window into a climate changed world. The release of hydrocarbons and methane gas during this
tragic period of time is a window into the projected climate change scenarios by various scientific institutions
worldwide. The release of methane gas into the biosphere and the atmosphere alone provide a window of opportunity
for the study of methane release both on an oceanic and atmospheric level. The wealth of scientific information
being collected today can provide a window into as yet a projected set of changes. The study of the hydrocarbons release is one aspect of this scientific capability. The surface damage to marshlands and other breeding grounds for fish and multiple marine species are a subset of this window. The addition of the hydrocarbons into the subsurface arena into plumes and the resultant change in the chemistry of the Gulf of Mexico as a water body is another opportunity for study. It will be most interesting to see if there are any paleoclimatological correlations. The release of methane gas into the atmosphere and the Gulf itself creating possible dead zones is a combined area of study. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency Methane is 20 times more effective in trapping heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide over a hundred year period. The amount of methane gas as a greenhouse gas released into the atmosphere from the spill is an additional area of study in climate forcing. The combination of the hydrocarbons in the water and the methane gas released are additional climate change forcing entities. One question for scientific analysis is will these have an impact on the increased rate of climate change? The compilation of this information can provide a projected window into releases of methane gas in the upper latitudes of planet Earth. These areas include and are not limited to the Russian tundra, Canada, Alaska and the Scandinavian countries, plus the methane hydrates in the ocean floor. The affect and extrapolation of these releases must be studied immediately and included within climate models. Barry |
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