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Arctic Methane Emissions Certain to Trigger Warming
2014-05-02 02:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: As climate change melts Arctic permafrost and releases large amounts of methane into the atmosphere, it is creating a feedback loop that is "certain to trigger additional warming," according to the lead scientist of a new study investigating Arctic methane emissions. The study released this week examined 71 wetlands across the globe and found that melting permafrost is creating wetlands known as fens, which are unexpectedly emitting large quantities of methane. Over a 100-year timeframe, methane...
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