Seafloor gas seeps found off East Coast

Friday, January 4, 2013 - 14:00 in Earth & Climate

A research cruise has discovered 40 previously unknown gas seeps on the seafloor off the U.S. East Coast. The plumes of gas are almost certainly methane, also known as natural gas, according to government scientists.

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