New article on methane release by melting ice caps

Hello Readers,

Just a quick update:

The New York Times pointed me to a journal article from an Alaskan researcher about the release of methane caused by melting arctic ice caps. You will need access to the Nature Geoscience journal to read beyond the abstract.

Overall, the NYT article downplays the role that melting permafrost could play as a climate change 'tipping element', describing how news articles and blog posts blow the risks associated with this issue out of proportion. However, the NYT article makes some effort to distinguish between recent releases of methane in the atmosphere (much of which, the article suggests, may have more to do with hydraulic fracturing drilling - fracking) and the uncertainty of potential future releases.

Warmly,

Sean