Surprise effect: Methane cools even as it heats, say researchers

Posted on March 27, 2023 by Rashid Faridi

Credit: airbus.com If the headline seems puzzling, try the article that follows it. We’re taken back to the imaginary world of atmospheric ‘blankets’…

Surprise effect: Methane cools even as it heats, say researchers
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1 Response to Surprise effect: Methane cools even as it heats, say researchers

  1. lenrosen4 says:
    March 28, 2023 at 3:35 am

    So methane as a greenhouse gas both heats and cools, and both makes things wetter and drier. This schizophrenic gas hangs around for a relatively short period of time compared to CO2. But what the article doesn’t say is that methane from human-produced sources has been spiking of late. More of the gas doesn’t sound like an environmental positive.

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