tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800114236953923018.post5364968967238987841..comments2024-01-01T12:44:42.246-08:00Comments on Todays World News: Methane in Gulf 'Astonishingly High,' Scientists SayDan Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01534670602667995957noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800114236953923018.post-36906209830965114472010-06-25T22:43:33.298-07:002010-06-25T22:43:33.298-07:00http://just-me-in-t.blogspot.com/
Vast amounts of...http://just-me-in-t.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Vast amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas 23-25 times more potent than carbon dioxide, are locked in the deep sea and in the frozen soils of Siberia, Northern Europe, and North America, but warming could trigger rapid thawing that would release billions of tons into the atmosphere.<br /><br />"The potential consequences of large amounts of methane entering the atmosphere, from thawing permafrost or destabilized ocean hydrates, would lead to abrupt changes in the climate that would likely be irreversible. We must not cross that threshold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com