Seafloor Sediments and Methane

A different issue of disturbing Arctic seafloor sediments for Oil & Gas extraction (Blog posts from June 8 and 11, 2013) was brought to my attention this morning.

 In this current blog posting, I present articles discussing Methane formed within Seafloor sediments; and how sediment disturbance might cause the release of this potent greenhouse gas from our oceans to the atmosphere.  They are as follows:

A Review of the Geochemistry of Methane in Natural Gas Hydrate
(K. A. KVENVOLDEN, 1995)
http://www.che.ncsu.edu/ILEET/CHE596web_Fall2011/resources/natural-gas/Methane%20Hydrate-Geochemistry.pdf

Twice as Much Methane Escaping the Arctic Seafloor
(Betty OSKIN, Livescience, November 24, 2013)
http://m.livescience.com/41476-more-arctic-seafloor-methane-found.html

Arctic Storms, Warming Means More Methane Released 
(Brian KAHN, Climate Central; November 24, 2013)
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/storms-warming-mean-more-arctic-methane-being-released-16775

Quakes May Help Release Methane 
(Henry FOUNTAIN, New York Times; July 28, 2013)
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/07/30/science/earth/quakes-thought-to-help-release-methane-from-seabed.html

Side Note:

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Thank You!