Black Sea Salt may release large quantities of methane into the atmosphere

The Metane hydras in the Black Sea are on the way to be destabilised due to the salinity of this freshwater reservoir, once a lake, show the results of a study, the AFP broadcast.

Methane hydrades, which have the appearance and density of the ice, hold to sea sediaments.

“If they are not sustainable, edifications can fall apart and cause underwater leaks, and under the influence of salt, these hydrates degrade and release methane in water, and then in atmosphere”, Stefan Kerr said from the French Institute for Marine Research.

The scientist recalls that methane is a greenhouse gas that exceeds carbon dioxide 25 times.

Fenomen is a characteristic of the Black Sea because of changes in its water salinity over the millennium, Kosovo Press broadcasts.

“9,000 years ago, the Black Sea was a freshwater lake, but its concentration of salt and water has increased since its connection to the Mediterranean Sea and since 2000 it has affected the composition of the” sedies, Kerr said.

So far, only destabilisation of hydrates has been observed, researchers noted.