Re:Permafrost ‘bubbles’ are leaking methane 200 times above ...
by denzil_correa on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @05:37AM
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> The headline is incredibly misleading and looks like a misinterpretation by the Daily Mail
Daily Mail could be one of the top list of websites that can be banned from HN.
Re:Permafrost ‘bubbles’ are leaking methane 200 times above ...
by lawless123 on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @05:59AM
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They always have really good pictures though, if someone made a plugin that overlaid the article with a good one while keeping the pictures it would be great.
Re:Permafrost ‘bubbles’ are leaking methane 200 times above ...
by denzil_correa on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @06:38AM
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Tabloids use more pictures per screen area over normal websites. I have no particular problems with the usage of pictures btw.
A lot of times they also use screen shots from a video (for example - Youtube) and write a text commentary to generate an article.
Re:Permafrost ‘bubbles’ are leaking methane 200 times above ...
by kaeluka on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @06:07AM
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I saw the title and thought: "holy shit!". Then I saw that it's from the daily mail and knew it wouldn't be true.
Re:Permafrost ‘bubbles’ are leaking methane 200 times above ...
by tonyedgecombe on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @08:23AM
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Some times they are right, in the same way a stopped clock is right twice a day.
The "200" figure refers to the concentration of methane in the released gas compared to the atmosphere, not the total amount released in the Arctic compared to usual.
Poor article.
EDIT: This HN post originally linked to a Daily Mail article with a bad headline. The Siberian Times headline is still misleading but not quite so egregiously wrong.