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Tracking Carbon in the Alaskan Arctic

by Kate Wheeling 8 February 20169 December 2021

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

by Terri Cook 29 January 20162 November 2021

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

by Sarah Stanley 28 December 20152 November 2021

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

by R. Berkowitz 30 November 201524 January 2023

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

by L. Strelich 12 November 20159 December 2021

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

by J. Rosen 18 November 20143 November 2022

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.

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