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"In the face of the warming Arctic, melting glaciers are revealing groundwater springs that bubble with potent and powerful methane emissions.
This surprising source could have a significant and overlooked impact on climate change, according to new research. A study published today in Nature Geoscience shares these startling findings.
The scientists, from the University of Cambridge and the University Centre in Svalbard, Norway, discovered extensive methane gas leaks. These leaks come from groundwater springs that are becoming visible as glaciers melt.
The researchers warn that as the Arctic glaciers continue to shrink, these methane emissions will likely rise. The methane not only comes from the springs but also from other melting ice and frozen ground in the Arctic. This could accelerate global warming.
Gabrielle Kleber, the lead author of the study from Cambridge's Department of Earth Sciences, spoke about the research.
"These springs are a considerable, and potentially growing, source of methane emissions. One that has been missing from our estimations of the global methane budget until now," she said."
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This surprising source could have a significant and overlooked impact on climate change, according to new research. A study published today in Nature Geoscience shares these startling findings.
The scientists, from the University of Cambridge and the University Centre in Svalbard, Norway, discovered extensive methane gas leaks. These leaks come from groundwater springs that are becoming visible as glaciers melt.
The researchers warn that as the Arctic glaciers continue to shrink, these methane emissions will likely rise. The methane not only comes from the springs but also from other melting ice and frozen ground in the Arctic. This could accelerate global warming.
Gabrielle Kleber, the lead author of the study from Cambridge's Department of Earth Sciences, spoke about the research.
"These springs are a considerable, and potentially growing, source of methane emissions. One that has been missing from our estimations of the global methane budget until now," she said."
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