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Siberia's Methane Release Larger Than Previously Thought

Posted by samzenpus on from the bubbling-up dept.

An anonymous reader writes "New research suggests that the amount of methane being released from Siberian permafrost is much larger than previously thought. From the article: 'Thawing permafrost gets a lot of attention as a positive feedback that could amplify global warming by releasing carbon dioxide and methane, both of which are greenhouse gases. Because of this, a lot of effort goes into studying Arctic permafrost. An international group of researchers led by Natalia Shakhova at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has been plying the remote waters of the Siberian Shelf for about a decade to find out how much methane was coming up from the thawing permafrost. They didn't expect to find it bubbling.'"

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  1. The only solution is workers revolution by For+a+Free+Internet · · Score: 2, Funny

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    1. Re:The only solution is workers revolution by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

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    2. Re:The only solution is workers revolution by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

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  2. Re:methane ice underwater by hey! · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sure. That Methane Clathrate is at the bottom of the sea, so it can't possibly do any harm.

    Those scientists should stop messing about with things like the bottom of the ocean. If God wanted us to know about stuff on the bottom of the ocean he'd have put that bit on top.

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  3. Re:Hmpffff by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Exactly, the earth has never been hotter than now. It's got to be a runaway process, no way back. O wait ... LOL @ slashdot.