Extinction Traced to A Methane Burp

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                                Extinction traced  to a methane burp

                                Scientists see link between melting
                                of frozen gas reservoirs in ocean
                                and die-off 183 million years ago

                                                        By Matthew
Fordahl
                                                          ASSOCIATED
PRESS

               July 26 ?  Huge reservoirs of methane trapped
               beneath the ocean floor rapidly escaped during
               global warming in the Jurassic period and depleted
               much of the sea?s oxygen, according to new
               research into why many forms of life suddenly
               vanished 183 million years ago.

The balance of the article can be found at:

http://www.msnbc.com/news/438077.asp


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