Methane Bubbles to the Surface of an Arctic Lake

This video shows a large plume of methane-rich gas continuously bubbling in a tundra lake in Alaska. In the background is a rubber raft used by researchers to explore field sites and collect data. Katey Walter Anthony made this recording in the summer of 2007.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• arctic
• research
• methane
• lake
• climate change

[bigchep1994]

This is not true theres a crazy Greenpeace man underwater with a straw blowing bubbles....global warming doesn't exist...give me money

[jarry71]

I am not a geologist but I think this is the methane from methane hydrate system. In other words methane captured in water-molecule cages. Under high pressures and relatively low temperatures this complex is stable (deep waters or the ocean bed). Now, because of the global warming, temperature rises and the methane is released back into the atmosphere. Hence forming another positive loop for temperature increase.

But I can not understand why do people like this video. It is a catastrophe...

[blabblab1212]

Coming to a town near you. Raging atmospheric methane fires.  Get out the marshmallows.

[icicicles]

Anybody got a match?

[uknowispeaksense]

@amos033 this was filmed in 2007 when solar output was heading towards the solar minima of 2007-2009 (G. Kopp and J. L. Lean Geophys. Res. Lett. 38, L01706; 2011).

This "It's the Sun" argument just doesn't add up because during times of low solar output over the last 50 years, temperature has continued to rise.

[amos033]

I agree this is a plume of Methane Hydrate bubbling up but not because of Global Warming by man. The Sun is have major storms and is heating up the atmosphere. Have any of you ever sat near a campfire and have some one put more fuel on the fire? If so, then you know you have to move back because the heat intensifies. Anyone check the solar storms lately?

[bryanttillman]

@jarry71 I hear you loud and clear Jarry. We're fucked if we don't act on this. Can you say Permian-Triassic Extinction Event?

[AppleGeekMaster]

Booooooom

[bryanttillman]

Has there been, perceptably, ANY significant increase in methane venting, due to increase sea temperature?

[stickitupyourasteric]

@shaun365 i am laughing at your statement with a little research u would toooooo

[LionGoddess1]

hello 70c summers...

[temple26797]

@etherraichu There have been numerous land slides off the continental shelf. Take a look at the section of ocean bottom off Georgia and South Carolina using Google Earth.

It is very unusual for ships or a fleet of planes with radio transmitters suddenly disappear with no survivors or wreckage on the bottom.