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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Methane Belches in Lakes Supercharge Global Warming, Study Says


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Methane bubbles are trapped in the ice covering a Siberian lake in early fall. The trapped bubbles allowed scientists to take what they believe is a more accurate measure of the amount of the potent greenhouse gas being released by these lakes.

Photograph courtesy Katey Walter/Nature