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Title    7,000 Underground Gas Bubbles Poised to 'Explode' in Arctic
Date    Saturday March 25 2017, @02:43PM
Author    martyb
Topic   
from the ignore-at-your-own-peril dept.
https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/03/24/1236239

An Anonymous Coward writes:

Siberian Times states that thousands of bulging methane gas bubbles have been located in Siberia. These are thought to explode to form the giant craters found in the area. Scientist say it's thawing permafrost releasing methane caused by elevated temperatures. Article contains amazing pictures.

Similar observations have been made around the Arctic regions. This is a cause for concern as methane is a potent greenhouse gas creating a positive feedback loop; there is potential for a chain reaction.

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Links
  1. "thousands of bulging methane gas bubbles" - http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/news/n0905-7000-underground-gas-bubbles-poised-to-explode-in-arctic/
  2. "feedback loop" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_feedback
  3. "Original Submission" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=19283
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