Thursday, March 04, 2010

The Daily Uh-Oh: Climate Edition

Methane Bubbles in Arctic Seas Stir Warming Fears - ABC News: "OSLO (Reuters) - Large amounts of a powerful greenhouse gas are bubbling up from a long-frozen seabed north of Siberia, raising fears of far bigger leaks that could stoke global warming, scientists said.

It was unclear, however, if the Arctic emissions of methane gas were new or had been going on unnoticed for centuries -- since before the Industrial Revolution of the 18th century led to wide use of fossil fuels that are blamed for climate change..."

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