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Environment & Energy

Bernardo de La Paz

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2. Even bigger worry is released methane from perma-frozen ground that thaws. Methane worse greenhouse

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 09:56 AM

Dec 2012

An even bigger worry is released methane from perma-frozen ground (permafrost) that thaws. Methane is a much worse greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.

Watch out for methyl hydrates in sea and ocean bottoms.

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'Expect Surprises': Records-Breaking Year Portends Vastly Changing Arctic [View all] xchrom Dec 2012 OP

I don't suppose it's the happy kind of surprise with ponies and rainbows? phantom power Dec 2012 #1

Rainbows! After the torrential rains, as the floodwaters subside. nilram Dec 2012 #4

Even bigger worry is released methane from perma-frozen ground that thaws. Methane worse greenhouse Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2012 #2

Are the jet streams subject to chaotic instability? pscot Dec 2012 #3

in a word, yes phantom power Dec 2012 #5