Undersea methane could be contributor to increased ocean acidity, researchers find
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 16:30
in Earth & Climate
(PhysOrg.com) -- A North Carolina State University researcher is part of a team which has found that methane from cold seeps undersea areas where fluids bubble up through sediments at the bottom of the ocean could be contributing to the oceans increasing acidity and stressing already delicate undersea ecosystems.