The largest pool of marine methane on Earth spans from the coast of Central America to Hawaii in the Tropical Pacific Ocean. For the first time microbial methane production in parts of the seafloor, where the water is very low in oxygen, contributes to a huge methane pool which goes from Panama, up to Mexico and as far out as the Hawaiian archipelago, according to the International Society for Microbial Ecology team. "It is important that we understand how microbes produce and consume this powerful greenhouse gas, especially in the oceans where we currently understand very little," said Felicity Shelley, Joint Lead Author.
In my opinion, this is an important issue because the rising amounts of greenhouse gasses have an indescribable overall effect on our environment, with the oceans being a victim of these substances. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170224111725.htm
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