University of Manchester: Research Reveals Rapid Methane Release Mechanism at the Front of Retreating Ice Sheets
May 14, 2026
May 14, 2026
MANCHESTER, England, May 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release:
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New research reveals rapid methane release mechanism at the front of retreating ice sheets
An international team of scientists has discovered that methane hydrates beneath the northwest Greenland continental shelf became rapidly destabilised by meltwater, releasing large stores of methane during ice-sheet retreat across the continental shelf.
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New research reveals rapid methane release mechanism at the front of retreating ice sheets
An international team of scientists has discovered that methane hydrates beneath the northwest Greenland continental shelf became rapidly destabilised by meltwater, releasing large stores of methane during ice-sheet retreat across the continental shelf.
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