Scientists recently discovered disturbing huge deposits of methane gas emanating from so-called "chimneys" in the Arctic region particularly in areas across the Siberian continental shelf. Increased levels of methane escaping from these "chimneys" is also connected to rising temperatures in the region, which as narrated in this article, has risen to 4C degrees for the past decades.
Picture this: if we have enough "methane chimneys" spread across the Arctic seabed, it could look like a perforated piece of styrofor, and crumbling the entire Arctic region is as easy as blowing air through these holes. Jeez.Getty photo from dailymail.co.uk
2 comments:
hays... methane is one of those greenhouse gases, and carbon dioxide as the main culprit.
methane together with CO2 will increase melting rate of permafrost in the region... and that is just the beginning... hmmm...
have you watched the 'an inconvenient truth'?
yes, and the 11th hour. the one where leo dicaprio produced and narrated.
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