Researchers trace carbon through Arctic soils and find an unlikely source of methane and surprisingly low methane oxidation in watersheds throughout northern Alaska.
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High Methane Emissions Detected During Subarctic Lake Melt
A spike detected in surface methane released from a seasonally ice-covered lake in northern Sweden coincides with the spring thaw and lake overturn.
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Microbes Make a Quick Meal of Methane in a Submarine Canyon
Scientists track the fate of methane released by hydrates in a major canyon off the U.S. East Coast.
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Active Mud Volcano Field Discovered off Southeast Alaska
A cruise to study landslide potential along an earthquake-prone fault found a surprising methane plume.
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Rising Temperatures Release Methane Locked in the Seabed
New research shows that when ice in the seafloor melts, single-cell organisms metabolize the methane released, preventing the greenhouse gas from reaching the atmosphere.
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Methane Leaks from Oil and Gas Fields Detected from Space
Methane hot spots were detected in the atmosphere near North Dakota’s Bakken formation and the Eagle Ford formation in Texas after oil and gas production ramped up starting in 2009.