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Phys.org· 2026-10-04 16:20 UTC ☆

Heat-trapping gas once frozen in Arctic ground is slowly leaking and warming the planet

As Ted Schuur stepped along the edges of Smith Lake, a bubble surfaced from the muck underfoot. And then another. They're bubbles of methane, a potent heat-trapping gas made from decomposing plants and animals that had once been stuck in Alaska's frigid permafrost. But that frozen ground is thawing…

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  • As Ted Schuur stepped along the edges of Smith Lake, a bubble surfaced from the muck underfoot. — Phys.org
  • They're bubbles of methane, a potent heat-trapping gas made from decomposing plants and animals that had once been stuck in Alaska's frigid permafrost. — Phys.org

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