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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Fri Sep 23, 2022, 12:52 PM Sep 2022

Melting ice in Alaska is forming new lakes full of bacteria 'belching' methane into the atmosphere,

Lakes appearing in Alaska because of melting permafrost are "belching" methane into the atmosphere, a scientist working with NASA said.

These lakes, called thermokarsts, are so full of the climate-damaging gas that it can be seen bubbling to the surface.

More and more of these lakes are appearing as Alaska's permafrost thaws with rising temperatures and increasing forest fires, according to a 2021 study.

NASA's Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) project is studying their effect on climate change, according to a NASA blog post published Thursday.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/melting-ice-in-alaska-is-forming-new-lakes-full-of-bacteria-belching-methane-into-the-atmosphere-nasa-scientist-warns/ar-AA12a8vC

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Melting ice in Alaska is forming new lakes full of bacteria 'belching' methane into the atmosphere, (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2022 OP
That coupled with toxins from the Industrial Age which are now being recycled. GreenWave Sep 2022 #1
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