March 2021




3/1/21 – Methane Report for CAMS Data for Sunday, 2/28/21







3/2/21 – Methane Report for CAMS & NOAA Data for Monday, 3/1/21 & Other Updates

Margo also reads Luke Chapter 17.







3/3/21 – 5.0 M Earthquake near the North Pole

NOTE:  This earthquake showed up on the map and in the total number of earthquakes, but not on the feed on USGS. I had to download the earthquake spreadsheet to obtain the data for this earthquake. It was not reported on EMSC.

M 5.0 – Lomonosov Ridge

  • 2021-03-03 13:09:22.(UTC)
  • 87.3791°N 72.9234°W
  • 10.0 km depth



3/3/21 – Looking at the 5.0 M Earthquake near the North Pole today with Margo (Mar. 3, 2021)

Margo shows and discusses the 5.0 M earthquake that took place near the North Pole today.

Show Links:
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000df50/executive

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/6126633/mag4quake-Mar-3-2021-Lomonosov-Ridge.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lomonosov_Ridge




3/3/21 – Methane Report for CAMS & NOAA Data for Tuesday, 3/2/21




3/3/21 – 6.3 M Earthquake Greece

M 6.3 – 10 km WNW of Týrnavos, Greece

  • 2021-03-03 10:16:10 (UTC)
  • 39.764°N 22.176°E
  • 10.0 km depth






3/4/21 – from Phys.org:  Testing waters of East Siberian Arctic Ocean suggests origin of elevated methane is reservoir located in Laptev Sea

https://phys.org/news/2021-03-east-siberian-arctic-ocean-elevated.html

and related paper:  Source apportionment of methane escaping the subsea permafrost system in the outer Eurasian Arctic Shelf

https://www.pnas.org/content/118/10/e2019672118




3/4/21 – Jason Box: Glacial algae melts Greenland’s ice

This is a very good discussion about the melting of Greenland.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/68bHtyPcbozW0i1YrpTkmJ?si=Yg9rcfrDQx6AE64WLotkpw&nd=1




3/4/21 – 7.3 M Earthquake off the northeast coast of New Zealand

M 7.3 – 174 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand

  • 2021-03-04 13:27:36 (UTC)
  • 37.563°S 179.444°E
  • 20.8 km depth



3/4/21 – 7.4 & 8.0 M (upgraded to 8.1 M) Earthquakes Kermadec Islands

M 7.4 – Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

  • 2021-03-04 17:41:25 (UTC)
  • 29.613°S 177.843°W
  • 55.6 km depth

M 8.1 – Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

  • 2021-03-04 19:28:31 (UTC)
  • 29.740°S 177.267°W
  • 19.4 km depth

Tsunami Information:  https://www.tsunami.gov/




3/4/21 – Methane Report for CAMS & NOAA Data for Wednesday, 3/3/21 & Other Updates

Margo goes over a recent article and related scientific paper showing high methane reservoirs in the Laptev Sea. Margo also reads Luke Chapter 18.
Show Links:
https://phys.org/news/2021-03-east-siberian-arctic-ocean-elevated.html
https://www.pnas.org/content/118/10/e2019672118







3/5/21 – 61 Earthquakes in the last 24 hours at the Kermadec Islands

These are major aftershocks. Showing is the 8.1 M that was upgraded from a 8.0 M I showed yesterday.




3/5/21 – 6 large aftershocks near New Zealand in the last 24 hours




3/5/21 – Methane Report for CAMS & NOAA Data for Thursday, 3/4/21 & Other Updates

Margo also reads Luke Chapter 19.







3/6/21 – Methane Report for CAMS & NOAA Data for Friday, 3/5/21 & Other Updates

Margo also reads Luke Chapter 20.







3/7/21 –  Methane, Sea Ice & Climate Roundup with Margo (Mar. 7, 2021)

Margo reviews methane data from CAMS & NOAA for Saturday, 3/6/21. She also shows the current state of the Arctic and Antarctic sea ice and looks at Climate Reanalyzer and recent earthquakes. Margo shares an article and research paper on methane reservoirs in the Laptev Sea.  Margo also reads Luke Chapter 21.
Show Links:
https://phys.org/news/2021-03-east-siberian-arctic-ocean-elevated.html

https://www.pnas.org/content/118/10/e2019672118







3/8/21 –  Methane Report for CAMS & NOAA Data for Sunday, 3/7/21 & Other Updates

Margo also reads Luke Chapter 22.







3/9/21 – from Volcano Discovery about Iceland: 

Seismic crisis 2021, eruption warning on the Reykjanes Peninsula: activity updates

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/reykjanes/crisis2021/current-activity.html




3/9/21 –  Methane Report for CAMS Data for Monday, 3/8/21







3/10/21 – An ozone hole has opened up over the South Pacific

source:  CAMS Ozone 3/10/21 – Antarctic View & Global View, Total Column Level




3/10/21 – Here’s sulfur dioxide around the globe today

source:  CAMS Sulfur Dioxide 3/10/21 – Global View, Total Column & 500 hpa Levels




3/10/21 –  Methane Report for CAMS & NOAA Data for Tuesday, 3/9/21 & Other Updates

Margo also reads Luke Chapter 23.







3/11/21 –  Methane Report for CAMS & NOAA Data for Wednesday, 3/10/21 & Other Updates

Margo also reads Luke Chapter 24.







3/12/21 –  Methane Report for CAMS & NOAA Data for Thursday, 3/11/21 & Other Updates

Margo also reads Acts Chapter 1.






3/13/21 –  Methane Report for CAMS & NOAA Data for Friday, 3/12/21 & Other Updates

Margo also reads Acts Chapter 2.







3/14/21 – Looking at Iceland’s Recent 34,000 EQ’s, Methane, Sea Ice & Climate Update with Margo (Mar. 14, 2021)

Margo reviews methane data from CAMS & NOAA for Saturday, 3/13/21. She also shows the current state of the Arctic and Antarctic sea ice and looks at Climate Reanalyzer and recent earthquakes. Margo shares an article about Iceland’s recent earthquakes and elevated volcano threat. Margo also reads Acts Chapter 3.
Show Links:
https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/34000-earthquakes-rock-iceland-weeks-volcano-threat-elevated
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/reykjanes/crisis2021/current-activity.html





3/15/21 – Iceberg A74 today



3/15/21 –  Methane Report for CAMS Data for Sunday, 3/14/21





3/16/21 –  Methane Report for CAMS & NOAA Data for Monday, 3/15/21 & Other Updates

Margo also reads Acts Chapter 4.



3/16/21 – 4.9 M Arctic earthquake in the Greenland Sea

M 4.9 – Greenland Sea

  • 2021-03-16 04:41:40 (UTC)
  • 79.624°N 3.557°E
  • 10.0 km depth




3/17/21 – 6.6 M Earthquake off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia with major aftershocks swarming



3/17/21 – Another Arctic earthquake in the Greenland Sea

M 4.5 – Greenland Sea

  • 2021-03-17 04:33:39 (UTC)
  • 79.508°N 2.817°E
  • 10.0 km depth


3/17/21 – Volcanoes beneath ice in Antarctica could erupt and leave the planet “uninhabitable,” warn researchers

https://www.naturalnews.com/2021-03-16-volcanoes-beneath-ice-antarctica-could-erupt.html



3/17/21 – Another excellent presentation from Jim Massa – Micro, Nano Plastics in Soils



3/17/21 –  Methane Report for CAMS & NOAA Data for Tuesday, 3/16/21 & Other Updates

Margo also reads Acts Chapter 5.





3/18/21 – 6.0 M earthquake near Algeria

M 6.0 – 20 km NNE of Bejaïa, Algeria

  • 2021-03-18 00:04:06 (UTC)
  • 36.915°N 5.199°E
  • 8.0 km depth


3/18/21 –  Methane Report for CAMS & NOAA Data for Wednesday, 3/17/21 & Other Updates

Margo also reads Acts Chapter 6.





3/19/21 –  Methane Report for CAMS Data for Thursday, 3/18/21





3/20/21 – 7.0 M earthquake off the east coast of Japan

M 7.0 – 27 km ENE of Ishinomaki, Japan

  • 2021-03-20 09:09:45 (UTC)
  • 38.475°N 141.607°E
  • 54.0 km depth


3/20/21 – 240 Earthquakes Worldwide today



3/20/21 – Icelandic volcano erupted last night – first time in 800 years

Fagradalsfjall Volcano Eruption Update and Live Camera Link



3/20/21 –  Methane Report for NOAA Data for Thursday & Friday, 3/18-3/19/21 & Earthquakes

Margo also reads Acts Chapter 7.





3/21/21 – Methane, Sea Ice & Climate Roundup with Margo (Mar. 21, 2021)

Margo reviews methane data from CAMS for Thursday, 3/18/21 & NOAA for Saturday, 3/20/21. She also shows the current state of the Arctic and Antarctic sea ice and looks at Climate Reanalyzer and recent earthquakes. Margo also reads Acts Chapter 8.





3/22/21 – Robin Westenra has moved to a new blog site, now hosted in Iceland. Bookmark his new site.  https://seemorerocks.is/



3/22/21 – Is the Big One going to hit soon? Mysterious moving geyser impacts major roadway in Imperial County, California

https://strangesounds.org/2021/03/mysterious-moving-geyser-impacts-major-roadway-imperial-county-california.html


3/22/21 –  Methane Report for CAMS Data for Friday, 3/19/21



3/22/21 –  Methane Report for CAMS Data for Saturday, 3/20/21





3/23/21 – 5.4 M earthquake near Svalbard

M 5.4 – 297 km WNW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

  • 2021-03-23 14:08:53 (UTC)
  • 79.574°N 3.672°E
  • 10.0 km depth


3/23/21 – As Arctic sea ice hits annual maximum, concern grows over polar ice loss: Studies

Update: Arctic sea ice extent, which appeared to have peaked for the winter of 2020-21 on March 12, has surprised experts by declining for nearly a week, then surging upward again to a higher peak as of March 21. That’s not necessarily good news for the sea ice, as it appears that very thin ice is spreading out into warmer waters on the Arctic’s Atlantic side, so while extent is rising currently, there could also be a steep downturn within a short time.”

https://news.mongabay.com/2021/03/as-arctic-sea-ice-hits-annual-maximum-concern-grows-over-polar-ice-loss-studies/

3/23/21 –  Methane Report for CAMS for Sunday, 3/21/21 & NOAA for Sunday & Monday, 3/21-3/22/21 & Other Updates

Margo shares an article about the Arctic sea ice maximum extent recently reached in March. Margo also reads Acts Chapter 9.
Show Link:
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/03/as-arctic-sea-ice-hits-annual-maximum-concern-grows-over-polar-ice-loss-studies/





3/24/21 –  Methane Report for CAMS for Monday, 3/22/21 & NOAA for Tuesday, 3/23/21 & Other Updates

Margo also reads Acts Chapter 10.





3/25/21 –  Methane Report for CAMS for Tuesday, 3/23/21 & NOAA for Wednesday, 3/24/21

Margo also reads Acts Chapter 11.





3/26/21 –  Methane Report for CAMS for Wednesday, 3/24/21 & NOAA for Thursday, 3/25/21

Margo also reads Acts Chapter 12.





3/27/21 – 5.2 M Arctic earthquake east of Greenland

M 5.2 – 161 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

  • 2021-03-27 06:59:58 (UTC)
  • 71.375°N 4.463°W
  • 10.0 km depth


3/27/21 – 205 Earthquakes Worldwide today



3/27/21 – Another ozone hole has opened up in the South Pacific

source:  CAMS Ozone 3/27/21, Global & South Pole Views, Total Column



3/27/21 –  Methane Report for CAMS for Thursday & Friday, 3/25-3/26/21 & NOAA for Friday, 3/26/21 & Other Updates

Margo also reads Acts Chapter 13.





3/28/21 – from The Barents Observer:

Three nuclear ballistic missile subs surfaced simultaneously through the ice in complex Russian Arctic exercise

https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2021/03/three-russian-nuclear-ballistic-missile-subs-broke-through-ice-north-pole

As Suez Canal blockage continues, Aker Arctic presents icebreaking container ship for top of the world route

https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/arctic/2021/03/suez-canal-blockage-continues-aker-arctic-introduces-icebreaking-container-ship-top

Northern Fleet frigate fired missile at target on Novaya Zemlya as British reconnaissance aircraft was watching

https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2021/03/northern-fleet-makes-ready-missile-tests



3/28/21 –  Methane, Sea Ice & Climate Update with Margo (Mar. 28, 2021)

 Margo reviews methane data from CAMS & NOAA for Saturday, 3/27/21. She also shows the current state of the Arctic and Antarctic sea ice and looks at Climate Reanalyzer and recent earthquakes. Margo also shares a recent article telling of three Russian nuclear submarines running military drills in the Arctic. Margo also reads Acts Chapter 14.
Show Link:
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2021/03/three-russian-nuclear-ballistic-missile-subs-broke-through-ice-north-pole





3/29/21 –  Methane Report for CAMS Data for Sunday, 3/28/21



3/29/21 – 5.1 M Earthquake in the Beaufort Sea

This is right in the middle of what’s left of the thickest sea ice. The sun is up and the ice is starting to melt.

M 5.1 – Beaufort Sea

  • 2021-03-30 00:06:09 (UTC)
  • 72.284°N 133.132°W
  • 10.0 km depth




3/30/21 – 351 Earthquakes Worldwide today



3/30/21 – Hawaii is swarming with earthquakes today – 99 this morning, with 75 on the flank of Mauna Loa



3/30/21 –  Methane Report for CAMS & NOAA Data for Monday, 3/29/21 & Other Updates

Margo also reads Acts Chapter 15.





3/31/21 – NASA Finds 2021 Arctic Winter Sea Ice Tied for 7th-Lowest on Record

“Sea ice in the Arctic appears to have hit its annual maximum extent after growing through the fall and winter. The 2021 wintertime extent reached on March 21 ties with 2007’s as the seventh-smallest extent of winter sea ice in the satellite record, according to scientists at the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center and NASA.This year’s maximum extent peaked at 5.70 million square miles (14.77 million square kilometers) and is 340,000 square miles (880,000 square kilometers) below the 1981 to 2010 average maximum – equivalent to missing an area of ice larger than the state of Texas and Florida combined.”
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/nasa-finds-2021-arctic-winter-sea-ice-tied-for-7th-lowest-on-record



3/31/21 – from Dr. Guy McPherson:  Science Update: The Greenland Ice Sheet Can Melt Quickly



3/31/21 – from The Barents Observer:  This Russian Arctic coast has planet’s quickest warming

Parts of Northern Siberia were up to 7℃ warmer than normal in 2020. Massive melting of sea-ice on the Northern Sea Route now paves the way for a hike in shipping.
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/climate-crisis/2021/03/unprecedented-arctic-warming-opens-gates-northern-sea-route



3/31/21 –  Methane Report for CAMS & NOAA Data for Tuesday, 3/30/21 & Earthquakes

Margo also reads Acts Chapter 16.