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May 17, 2016

Retreat of the ice followed by millennia of methane release
Oslo, Norway (SPX) May 17, 2016
Scientists have calculated that the present day ice sheets keep vast amounts of climate gas methane in check. Ice sheets are heavy and cold, providing pressure and temperatures that contain methane in form of ice-like substance called gas hydrate. If the ice sheets retreat the weight of the ice will be lifted from the ocean floor, the gas hydrates will be destabilised and the methane will be released. Studies conducted at CAGE have previously shown that ice sheets and methane hydrates are closely ... read more

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