International Business Times: Researchers have found that methane stored underground for millions of years in the Arctic is seeping out into the atmosphere and threatening to cause adverse climatic changes by raising the levels of greenhouse gas. The study documented in the recent edition of the journal, Nature Geoscience, mentions that the release of the ancient gas can hasten the process of global warming. Methane is one of the most important non-CO2 greenhouse gases and is responsible for nearly as much global warming...
URL: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/343210/20120521/ancient-methane-released-arctic-ice-melt-intensify.htm
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