Arctic melt releasing ancient methane

Aurora · Post by **Aurora** » 20 May 2012, 20:48

BBC News - 20/05/12

Scientists have identified thousands of sites in the Arctic where methane that has been stored for many millennia is bubbling into the atmosphere.

The methane has been trapped by ice, but is able to escape as the ice melts.

Writing in the journal Nature Geoscience, the researchers say this ancient gas could have a significant impact on climate change.

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RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 20 May 2012, 21:53

Gah y'beat me to it!