1.0CAGE, Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climatehttps://site.uit.no/cagemes008https://site.uit.no/cage/author/mariana-esteves/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Zh5gxSZQ6X"><a href="https://site.uit.no/cage/2015/04/28/ocean-currents-disturb-methane-eating-bacteria/">Ocean currents disturb methane-eating bacteria</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://site.uit.no/cage/2015/04/28/ocean-currents-disturb-methane-eating-bacteria/embed/#?secret=Zh5gxSZQ6X" width="600" height="338" title="“Ocean currents disturb methane-eating bacteria” — CAGE, Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate" data-secret="Zh5gxSZQ6X" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://site.uit.no/cage/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://site.uit.no/cage/wp-content/uploads/sites/492/2018/12/cold-seep-site.-methane-bubbles.-bacteria.-bivalves.-photo-noaa-oerboemusgs.jpg19201080Bacteria that feed on methane can control its concentration once it is released from the ocean floor. This can potentially stop the greenhouse gas from entering the atmosphere. But ocean currents can easily disturb dinner, according to new study in Nature Geoscience. Text: Maja Sojtaric