Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The most extensive sampling of subglacial methane from the Greenland Ice Sheet provides the first evidence of its consistent and widespread release of the potent greenhouse gas.
The new study was led by Dr Jade Hatton, a landscape biogeochemist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology as part of her research within the Cryoeco Group, at Charles University, Prague.
The international research involved the sampling and analysis of 26 meltwater streams over three summer melt seasons. The findings show widespread methane release, produced under the ice by methanogens converting organic matter to methane, and indicate the Greenland Ice Sheet is sensitive to climate warming.
The most extensive sampling of subglacial methane from the Greenland Ice Sheet provides the first evidence of its consistent and widespread release of the potent greenhouse gas.
The new study was led by Dr Jade Hatton, a landscape biogeochemist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology as part of her research within the Cryoeco Group, at Charles University, Prague.
The international research involved the sampling and analysis of 26 meltwater streams over three summer melt seasons. The findings show widespread methane release, produced under the ice by methanogens converting organic matter to methane, and indicate the Greenland Ice Sheet is sensitive to climate warming.
