Post by lazarus on Sept 9, 2010 0:40:12 GMT 1
A team of researchers will spend the next three years investigating what's going on with methane in the waters off Antarctica, and what it may mean for global climate.
"the bubbling he's seeing could be the start of a vicious cycle: as the planet warms, it triggers the release of methane. The gas is 25 times better at trapping heat than carbon dioxide, so even a little could enhance global warming, which would trigger the release of still more methane, and so on.
The methane seep could also be having an impact on local wildlife."
news.discovery.com/earth/antarctic-methane-could-yield-warming-secrets.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1
"the bubbling he's seeing could be the start of a vicious cycle: as the planet warms, it triggers the release of methane. The gas is 25 times better at trapping heat than carbon dioxide, so even a little could enhance global warming, which would trigger the release of still more methane, and so on.
The methane seep could also be having an impact on local wildlife."
news.discovery.com/earth/antarctic-methane-could-yield-warming-secrets.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1