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17th May 2008 Mounting
Methane
NOAA in the United States have revealed that, after almost a decade
of stability, methane concentrations in the atmosphere are once
again on the rise. The reason for the increase remains unclear.
13th December 2007 Methanogen
Mining
Steve Larter and colleagues at the University of Calgary, Alberta,
have reported a mechanism by which methanogenic bacteria can convert
hard-to-extract oil into methane for recovery.
17th December 2006 Shallow
Methane
Michael Riedel and colleagues at McGill University in Montreal have
reported their discovery of methane hydrates at much shallower depth
than expected during their research expedition in 2005.
23rd November 2006 Methane
Slow-down
Sherwood Rowland, of the University of California, and colleagues,
have reported that the previously rapid rise in atmospheric methane
concentrations has slowed down markedly in recent years.
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