Extraordinary and unexpected clouds of methane gas which is a
greenhouse gas and is 20 times more intoxicating than carbon
dioxide gas has been found bubbling at the surface, by a few
scientists who were there to explore and take survey in the
Arctic Ocean. The head of the Russian team who was surveying
there was surprised by the extent and quantity if the methane
gas. This team has been taking several surveys in the seabed of
East Siberian Arctic Shelf off northern Russia for about 20
years. In an interview, Igor Semiletov who is working at the
Russian Academy of Sciences said that he has witness such a
thing for the first time in his work career, and he has never
seen methane gas being released with such a force and large
scale. Continue reading