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Worrisome Arctic ocean methane leaks
2013-12-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Living on Earth: New research based in the East Siberian continental shelf of the Arctic Ocean finds the powerful greenhouse gas methane is escaping from the seabed into the atmosphere twice as fast as scientists previously thought, threatening runaway global warming. University of Alaska professor Natalia Shakhova talks with host Steve Curwood about the research. Transcript CURWOOD: From the Jennifer and Ted Stanley Studios in Boston, this is Living on Earth. I'm Steve Curwood. We begin this week with some...
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