Figure 4. This is a methane hydrate mound on the seafloor. The bubbles show that methane is continuously leaking from features like this. If bottom waters warmed, this entire feature may be destabilized and leak methane at a higher rate.
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Figure 4. This is a methane hydrate mound on the seafloor. The bubbles show that methane is continuously leaking from features like this. If bottom waters warmed, this entire feature may be destabilized and leak methane at a higher rate.

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