A sleeping giant?

As the planet warms, vast stores of methane — a potent greenhouse gas — could be released from frozen deposits on land and under the ocean.

Amanda Leigh Mascarelli reports on the race to understand a ticking time bomb. Full Story »

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Topics: Global Economy, Global Warming, Climate Change
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Mar 16, 2009 - 11:11 PM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 16, 2009

The latest measurements of methane melting suggest a ticking time bomb that could greatly speed global climate change and have drastic effects upon the global economy. The potential is being studied world wide because of the potential effects.

If those deposits were to melt, it would almost certainly trigger abrupt climate change. Methane heats the atmosphere with an efficiency 25 times that of carbon dioxide, ... More »

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