Arctic methane emissions
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title:
Arctic methane emissions
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Arctic methane emissions contribute to a rise in methane concentrations in the atmosphere. Whilst the Arctic region is one of many natural sources of the greenhouse gas methane, there is nowadays also a human component to this due to the effects of climate change. In the Arctic, the main human-influenced sources of methane are thawing permafrost, Arctic sea ice melting, clathrate breakdown and Greenland ice sheet melting. This methane release results in a positive climate change feedback (meanin
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Release of methane in the Arctic
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_methane_emissions
date created:
2008-09-26T11:19:10Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T01:34:16Z
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