Methane Is Being Released Much Faster Than Previously Thought from the Arctic Ocean

Methane Is Being Released Much Faster Than Previously Thought from the Arctic Ocean
by Lisa Gardiner Windows to the Universe

For elementary students.
Natalia Shakhova and Igor Semiletov, scientists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, have studied a section of the sea floor of the Arctic Ocean called the East Siberian Arctic Shelf. The results of their research show that the permafrost under this ice shelf is starting to leak large amounts of methane into the atmosphere.