Permafrost in the seabed has been previously assumed to act as an effective cap for the enormous amount of methane in the area.
But researchers at the Russian Academy of Sciences, the University of Alaska and Stockholm University have found that eight million tonnes of methane are currently leaking into the atmosphere every year.
"The amount of methane currently coming out of the East Siberian Arctic Shelf is comparable to the amount coming out of the entire world's oceans," said Shakhova, a researcher at UAF's International Arctic Research Center. "Subsea permafrost is losing its ability ...
Small Earthquake Rattles New Jersey
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By TRYMAINE LEE
Published: February 3, 2009
A small earthquake hit northern New Jersey late Monday night, according to seismologists. No one was reported to have been injured.
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