Arctic-IPY

Reports and key findings

The following case studies are linked to this research programme. Full details of each case study are available from NERC's Science Impacts Database.

First evidence of warming-related methane releases from the Arctic Sea Synopsis: Plumes of the powerful greenhouse gas methane, spotted rising from the seafloor off Spitsbergen, may be early signs of 'positive feedback' in climate change, where warming accelerates further change.