UAF - research - methane stores destabilizing, venting

Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks are studying the East Siberian Arctic Shelf region and finding the seafloor there holds vast stores of frozen methane and is showing signs of instability and widespread venting of the powerful greenhouse gas. In this video University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist Natalia Shakhova discusses the East Siberian Arctic Shelf area. More information about this research can be found at http://www.uaf.edu/files/news/a_news/20100303192545.html Video by Megan Otts, University of Alaska Fairbanks.