Methane frozen beneath Arctic seabed destabilising, scientists warn [View All]

[Swede]

This is kinda scary.


Huge quantities of methane below the Arctic seabed are showing signs of destabilising, according to research conducted in the East Siberian Sea.

Scientists aboard Russian icebreakers have discovered that methane is leaking from the sub-sea permafrost far faster than had been previously estimated, raising concerns that climatic tipping points may have been reached.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article7050312.ece