Dinosaur gases ‘warmed the Earth’
 

British scientists have calculated the methane output of sauropods, including the species known as Brontosaurus.

By scaling up the digestive wind of cows, they estimate that the population of dinosaurs – as a whole – produced 520 million tonnes of gas annually.

They suggest the gas could have been a key factor in the warm climate 150 million years ago.

Previous studies have suggested that the Earth was up to 10C (18F) warmer in the Mesozoic Era.

With the knowledge that livestock emissions currently contribute a significant part to global methane levels, the researchers used existing data to estimate how sauropods could have affected the climate.

Their calculations considered the dinosaurs’ estimated total population and used a scale that links biomass to methane output for cattle.

“Cows today produce something like 50-100 [million tonnes] per year. Our best estimate for Sauropods is around 520 [million tonnes],” said Dr Wilkinson.

That’s a lot of educated guess-timating, but I reckon that’s how science works.

There’s a naturally occurring phenomenon beneath the Arctic shelf called a brine icicle or ‘brinicle’ that occurs when super cold brine trickles down and the surrounding sea water surrounds it with a layer of ice.

FoxNews

Wild!

I never, ever make resolutions. Or don’t remember doing so. Same thing. But this year, my spirits are high even without the aid of alcohol, so…

It’s a pretty short list.  Not saying my life is perfect or I don’t have flaws to work on, but that stuff is more behind the scenes, so to speak. I erased #4; that was just ridiculous. For example, do you want to hear about my resolution to finish a crochet blanket? Me either. Or the wish to see Ireland? That’s not even a resolution.

Hope everyone has a happy and safe year. Hold your loved ones close and whisper those sweet words they’re longing to hear… “New President”.

Amen!