Arctic Methane

Off the coast of northern Russia, an international team of scientists is studying rising methane levels in the water that could be contributing to global warming as it escapes into the atmosphere.

The Siberian coast is largely uncharted territory, but an international team of scientists traveled the Russian waters in search of methane  ? a potent greenhouse gas  ? that is welling up from permafrost beneath the arctic waves. Host Bruce Gellerman speaks with head researcher Professor Orjan Gustafsson, of Stockholm University, about the team’s findings.