Open AccessRising Temperatures Release Methane Locked in the Seabed
Author(s) -
Lily Strelich
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2015eo039179
Subject(s) - seabed , methane , environmental science , oceanography , astrobiology , geology , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry
New research shows that when ice in the seafloor melts, single-cell organisms metabolize the methane released, preventing the greenhouse gas from reaching the atmosphere.