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Researcher finds lake boiling with methane

Last month, UAF researcher Katey Walter brought a National Public Radio crew to Alaska's North Slope, hoping to show them examples of what happens when methane is released when permafrost thaws beneath lakes.When they reached their destination, Walter and the crew found even more than they bargained for: A lake violently boiling with escaping methane.

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