Factoid/2010/03/04
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Methane Traps 25 Times As Much Heat as CO2
- "Although carbon dioxide is far more abundant and persistent in the atmosphere, ton for ton atmospheric methane traps at least 25 times as much heat. ...Until recently, undersea permafrost has been little studied, but work so far shows it is already sending surprising amounts of methane into the atmosphere." - excerpt from this New York Times article.
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