As Alaska warms, methane emissions appear stable

As Alaska warms, methane emissions appear stable Washington DC (SPX) Jun 28, 2016 - Analysis of nearly three decades of air samples from Alaska's North Slope shows little change in long-term methane emissions despite significant Arctic warming over that time period, according to new research published in Geophysical Research Letters, a journal of the American Geophysical Union. Scientists estimate that Arctic permafrost, a thick layer of frozen soil that encircles the glo ... more

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