Posted by: Michael Ritter PhD | August 30, 2006

Global Warming Feedback Loop Caused by Methane, Scientists Say

Geoscientists are suggesting that methane expelled from oceans creates a positive feedback loop that increases air temperatures and results in more released methane.

Read article at National Geographic.
TPE Link – Methane; Feedbacks

Photo: Geoscientists examine ice core used to study changes in atmospheric composition. (Courtesy: National Ice Core Laboratory, NOAA)

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Posted in Air Temperature, Atmosphere, Methane, Systems

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