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Posted Sun Dec 1 2013: from Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: Researchers say Arctic Ocean leaking methane at an alarming rate http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1385909808 FAIRBANKS -- Ounce for ounce, methane has an effect on global warming more than 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide, and it's leaking from the Arctic Ocean at an alarming rate, according to new research by scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Their article, which appeared last week in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Geoscience, states that the Arctic Ocean is releasing methane at a rate more than twice what scientific models had previously anticipated. [Read more stories about: anthropogenic change, arctic meltdown, climate impacts, death spiral, holyshit, tipping point] This item will appear in our PANIQuiz! New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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