Glacial Fracking: A Source of Methane Emissions in the Arctic
On 17th February 2025, a new study revealed that Arctic glaciers are releasing significant amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere, potentially accelerating climate change.
- The findings are significant as the Arctic is warming at four times the global average, and glaciers across the region are shrinking rapidly.
What did the study find?
- Researchers analysed methane levels in groundwater springs and melt rivers of Vallåkrabreen glacier, Svalbard, Norway.
- Methane concentrations in the melt river were up to 800 times higher than atmospheric equilibrium levels.
- The released methane originates from ancient geological formations, not microbial activity.
- Glaciers act as lids, trapping ....
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