Ocean Floor CO2 Storage Sites Identified

A British research team at the University of Southampton team reportedly has investigated the properties of CO2 and created global maps of the ocean floor to determine where the greenhouse gas could be safely stored.  By estimating temperatures in the upper ocean crust, the team was able to identify where it may be possible to store large volumes of CO2 in the basalts in the stable liquid form. Among the five suitable regions are sites off the coast of Australia, Japan, Siberia, South Africa and Bermuda, ranging in size from ½ million square kilometres to almost four million square kilometres. More