Shock as retreat of Arctic sea ice releases deadly greenhouse gas
Russian research team astonished after finding 'fountains' of methane bubbling to surface
Dramatic and unprecedented plumes of methane a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide have been seen bubbling to the surface of the Arctic Ocean by scientists undertaking an extensive survey of the region. Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu - via Dan Kennedy
This is one of the signs that has been waited for that the tipping point has been reached. We are talking geological time so the tip could take a year or two but it now seems inevitable. At the peak of this or the next solar cycle in an el Nino year, we may see an ice free Arctic and the process will accelerate.