Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 60, No. 2 (2015), pp. 553-572 (20 pages) We examined methane (CH₄) oxidation pathways and associated methanotrophic communities in the water column of Lake Kivu using ...

These aren't your average lakes. They're called thermokarst lakes and they're filled with highly flammable methane gas. During the summer the gas bubbles to the surface and enters the atmosphere.

An curved arrow pointing right. Many lakes in northern Alaska are emitting methane — the product of decomposing organic matter left over from the ice age. Video courtesy of NASA. Follow TI ...