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2003: A) Scrödingers katt (NRK television), B) 6. June, 2002, Nature, 4. July: Underground peat fires found in Mali. C) Science 301, 4. July, page 19: Rock Barbeque. D) Discovery Channel: Bacteria start underground fires in Mali. E) forskning.no, 9. July: Bushen brenner – nedenfra. F) ABC News, 10. July: Bacteria start underground fires in Mali. G) wissenschaft-online, 7. July: Des teufels atem. H) Science News, vol. 164: Digging for fire: burning peat underlies Mali's hot ground. I) The Guardian, Thursday 10. July: Mali underground fires fuelled by peat. J) VG, Thursday 17. July 2003, page 24: Milde Moses for et funn! K) NTB, 17. July: Fant forklaring på Bibelens brennende busk? L) Geotimes, September 2003, page 30: Cooling Mali's volcanism. M) Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 27. August 2003, page 59: Unterirdische Brände statt Vulkanisimus. O) Geo Focus (Germany, Italy, Russia, Korea). P) Verdt å vite, NRK P2, radio interview 2. December 2003.

 

2004: A) The Independent: Greenhouse gas crisis, 55 million years ago. 03.06.04, page 7. B) Aftenposten (03.06.04): Tusenvis av gasseksplosjoner i Norskehavet endret klimaet. page 2. C) Avis1: Norsk løsning på dino-døden? (03.06.04). D) The New York Times: A big melt (08.06.04). E) Reuters: Gas may have spurred ancient global warming (02.06.04). F) NTB: Norsk løsning på dino-døden? (03.06.04). G) Kanal24: Radio interview, 03.06.04, kl. 09:20. H) Verdt å vite, NRK P2 (Radio interview) (03.06.04), kl 12:05/23:05. I) NRK Nordland: Vulkanutbrudd kan gi svar (Radio interview) (03.06.04). J) TV2: 03.06.04, news kl. 21:00. K) NRK: 03.06.04, Schrödingers katt. L) BBC News: Methane 'belch' theory gets boost (06.06.04). M) forskning.no. Ny norsk teori om global oppvarming. 03.04.04. N) Tv2.dk: Methan udløste global opvarmning (05.06.04). O) ORF: Urzeitlicher Treibhauseffekt vor Aufklärung. P) CNN (03.06.04): Ancient belch may have lit global warming. Q) Nettavisen (02.06.04): VERDENSSENSASJON: - Nordmenn løste klimagåten. R) Terra (Mexico): Prueban que gas cambió la Tierra antes (07.06.04). S) Spiegel Online: Methan löste globalen Hitzeschock aus (07.06.04). T) Folha Online (Brasil): Gases do efeito estufa podem ter aquecido a Terra há 55 milhões de anos (03.06.04). U) Wissenschaft.de: Das Gas, das aus dem Meeresboden kam (04.06.04). V) United Nations: Underwater Volcanoes May Spark Dramatic Climate Change (03.06.04). W) MSNBC News: Scientists tie ancient warming to 'belch' (03.06.04). X) IOL (South Africa): The day our planet let rip (03.06.04). Y) Environmental News Network: Gas may have spurred ancient global warming, says Nature (03.06.04). Z) P4 (18.06.04) Radio interview.


Media coverage 2005- (Newspapers and magazines):

Aftenposten: Katastrofene som endrer historien. 08.01.05. (Interview).

Aftenposten: Katastrofen og oss. (Book review), 07.05.06.

Aftenposten: Idyll på randen av en katastrofe. 31.07.06. (Interview).

Sunnmørsposten: Enden er nær. 16.05.06. (Book review).

Morgenbladet: Ukens navn. 12.05.06. (Interview).

Fredrikstad Blad: Katastrofegranskeren. 07.05.06. (Interview).

Forskning.no: Katastrofene er over oss! 11.05.06. (Interview).

GEO: Imponerende kunnskap. Nr. 4, June 2006. (Book review).

Vårt Land: Når verden rystes. 30.05.06. (Book comment).

Dagen: Når jorden slår seg vrang. 30.05.06. (Book review).

 

Media coverage 2005- (Radio):

NRK Østfold: Enden er nær. 15.05.06. (Interview).

NRK P1 (Mellom himmel og jord): Gud i ekstremværet. 01.10.06. (Interview).

NRK P2 (Verdt å vite): Enden er nær. 04.05.06. (Interview).

NRK P2 (Sånn er livet): Om katastrofer og samfunn. 05.05.06. (Interview).

P4 (Før frokost): Katastrofene og oss. 20.05.06. (Interview).

NRK P2 (Radioselskapet): Hva naturkatastrofer gjør med oss. 30.05.06. (Interview).

NRK P2 (Verdt å vite): Katastrofer og massedød. 07.09.06. (Interview).

 

LINKS:

Article in Geology, July 2003
Results from our expedition to Mali was published in Geology, and received a lot of attention in newspapers and magazines worldwide.



Highlights:

Nature, 4. July (web): Underground peat fires found in Mali

Science 301, 4. July, page 19 (print+web): Rock Barbeque

Discovery Channel (web): Bacteria start underground fires in Mali

forskning.no, 9. July (web): Bushen brenner - nedenfra

ABC News, 10. July (web): Bacteria start underground fires in Mali

wissenschaft-online, 7. July (web): Des teufels atem

Science News, vol. 164, page x (print+web): Digging for fire: burning peat underlies Mali's hot ground

The Guardian, Thursday 10. July (web): Mali underground fires fuelled by peat

VG, Thursday 17. July 2003, page 24 (print+web): Milde Moses for et funn!

NTB, 17. July (print+web): Fant forklaring på Bibelens brennende busk?

Geotimes, September 2003, page 30 (print+web): Cooling Mali's volcanism

Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 27. August 2003, page 59 (print+web): Unterirdische Brände statt Vulkanisimus

More coverage:
Mirabilis.ca, SciTecLibrary.com, Mambogani, Nettavisen, Revelationready, Environmental News Network, BigO, Vistaverde, DickStaub.com, Élet és Tudomány, The Australian Institute of Geoscientists, Nebelpfade




Letter in Nature 3. June 2004

Newspapers:

The Independent (UK): Greenhouse gas crisis, 55 million years ago. 03.06.04, page 7. http://news.independent.co.uk/world/environment/story.jsp?story=527681

Aftenposten (03.06.04): Tusenvis av gasseksplosjoner i Norskehavet endret klimaet. Side 2. Web: http://www.aftenposten.no/viten/article801527.ece

Avis1: Norsk løsning på dino-døden? (03.06.04)

The New York Times: A big melt (08.06.04)

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/08/science/08obse.html?ex=

1087681037&ei=1&en=9df7211e67ba2909  

Washington Post: Sea vents and carbon (07.06.04), page A14. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21009-2004Jun6.html

Fr stad blad (03.01.04): Løser klimagåten?, side 2.

 http://www.f-b.no/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040603/NYHET/231578064

 



Press agencies:

Reuters: Gas may have spurred ancient global warming (02.06.04) http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=scienceNews&storyID=

5325474

NTB: Norsk løsning på dino-døden? (03.06.04)

 

Radio:

Kanal24: Feature innslag (intervju), 03.06.04, kl. 09:20.

Verdt å vite, NRK P2 (intervju) (03.06.04), kl 12:05/23:05.

NRK Nordland: Vulkanutbrudd kan gi svar (03.06.04). http://nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_nordland/3831330.html

Polskie Radio (04.06.04): Nauki o ziemi: Ocieplenie w eocenie, czyli dzień, w którym otwarła się ziemia.  http://www.radio.com.pl/interface/nauka_content_1.asp?id=3339&powrot=

 

Television:

TV2: 03.06.04, nyhetene kl. 21:00.

NRK: 03.06.04, Schrödingers katt.

BBC News: Methane 'belch' theory gets boost (06.06.04). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3775181.stm

 

Other (papers/internett/radio/TV/magazines):

forskning.no. Ny norsk teori om global oppvarming. 03.04.04.

http://www.forskning.no/Artikler/2004/juni/1086212266.5

Tv2.dk: Methan udløste global opvarmning (05.06.04) http://vejret.tv2.dk/article.php?id=900322

ORF (Østerrike): Urzeitlicher Treibhauseffekt vor Aufklärung

Web: http://science.orf.at/science/news/114817

CNN (03.06.04): Ancient belch may have lit global warming. http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/06/03/environment.warming.reut/

index.html

Nettavisen (02.06.04): VERDENSSENSASJON: - Nordmenn løste klimagåten. http://pub.tv2.no/nettavisen/innenriks/article233546.ece

Planet Ark:

http://203.210.108.22/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/25386/story.htm

The Star Phoenix (Canada):

http://www.canada.com/saskatoon/starphoenix/features/onlineextras/story.html?id=

079b6488-79af-4540-a27e-aa3a958cda2e

Terra (Mexico): Prueban que gas cambió la Tierra antes (07.06.04)

http://www.terra.com.mx/tecnologia/articulo/135636/

Spiegel Online: Methan löste globalen Hitzeschock aus (07.06.04) http://www.ish.com/___1086349965461.html

Folha Online (Brasil): Gases do efeito estufa podem ter aquecido a Terra há 55 milhões de anos (03.06.04).

http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ciencia/ult306u11898.shtml

Wissenschaft.de: Das Gas, das aus dem Meeresboden kam (04.06.04).

http://www.wissenschaft.de/wissen/news/241525.html

United Nations: Underwater Volcanoes May Spark Dramatic Climate Change (03.06.04).

http://www.unwire.org/UNWire/20040603/449_24512.asp

MSNBC News: Scientists tie ancient warming to 'belch' (03.06.04).

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5129916/

IOL (South Africa): The day our planet let rip (03.06.04). http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=143&art_id=qw1086200463485B251

&set_id=1

Environmental News Network: Gas may have spurred ancient global warming, says Nature (03.06.04).

http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-03/s_24489.asp