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Sea floor uplift after last ice age causes methane release in the Arctic today
Description: Ocean water warming was previously thought to be the cause of the hydrate melt in the Arctic Ocean. But a new study suggests otherwise. This investigation shows that uplift of the sea floor in this region, caused by the melting of the ice masses since the end of the last ice age, is probably the reason for the dissolution of methane hydrate. [Source: CAGE (Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate)]
URL: https://cage.uit.no/news/sea-floor-uplift-last-ice-age-causes-methane-release-arctic-today/
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Source: CAGE (Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate)
Publish Date: 1/11/2018
Reading Level: Basic
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