"Escaping Natural Gas Under Permafrost: A Silent Menace for Skyrocketing Methane Emissions"

Scientists have discovered that methane trapped beneath Svalbard's permafrost can migrate and escape, potentially leading to a cycle of warming and increased methane emissions. This phenomenon is likely to be present in other parts of the Arctic as well. The warming climate is causing the active layer of permafrost to expand, but less is known about changes in the deeper permafrost. If the permafrost becomes thinner and patchier, methane could escape more easily, exacerbating global warming and the climate crisis.