Artic Ocean Foaming with Methane
Posted by: edwinoa09 on: September 24, 2008
Researchers discovered areas of the Artic Ocean foaming up with gas because of “methane chimneys” coming from the sea floor. The sub-sea layer of permafrost, which was suppose to act as a lid to keep the methane gas from escaping, melted away. The researchers believe that the methane is actually speeding up global warming.
Methane is is twenty times more powerful than the greenhouse gas or the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and scientists are afraid that this could accelerate global warming with a massive effect. Also methane in the atmosphere causes higher temperatures causing more permafrost melting and the release of more methane.
8 Responses to "Artic Ocean Foaming with Methane"
September 26, 2008 at 2:47 am
What! I can’t believe that this is actually speading up global warming, its bad enough having to hear about it but now its coming even closer. Not good, but I do know what was good, your blog, what an amazing job.
September 29, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Do you know if these “methane chimneys” appear randomly, or do they appear in a pattern. Because, if they appear in a pattern, scientists could put a shield or something over the spot that a “methane chimney” comes out or something. Did that make any sense?
February 6, 2009 at 3:40 am
good work didnt know methane was 20 times stronger than greenhouse
February 20, 2009 at 3:12 am
good work didnt know methane was 20 times stronger than greenhouse 
March 19, 2009 at 7:05 am
ohh wow , i didnt know that there was methane in the ocean.
nice article .
good job
September 25, 2008 at 2:14 pm
WOW I’m amazed at what you know about that like I’m just amazed by the work and time you put in to it