Nature World News: Controversy has erupted over a recent study examining the greenhouse gases emitted through the melting of Arctic ice.
Published in the journal Nature, the report warned that the estimated 50 gigatons of methane trapped inside the East Siberian Arctic Shelf is likely to be released within the next several decades as it thaws, causing an estimated $60 trillion in costs to countries everywhere due to resulting extreme weather.
The authors of the study, which included Chris Hope and Peter Wadhams...