BY JOSEPH CHOI – 08/03/21 12:03 PM EDT
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A heat wave in 2020 revealed a new source of methane emissions from the Arctic that could be “much more dangerous” than previously believed, according to a new German study.
The study, conducted by three geologists, found thata heat wave observed in 2020 unveiled a source of methane emissions“potentially in much higher amounts” from rock formations thawing in the Arctic permafrost.
According toThe Washington Post, scientistshave long been concerned about“the methane bomb,” a potentially disastrous amount of methane released from thawing wetlands in Siberia’s permafrost. The methane released from the wetlands is “microbial” and stems from the decay of soil and organic matter.
The methane emissions from the rock formations, however, come from thawing limestone that releases gases from below the permafrost that are “much more dangerous” than what was previously believed.
Permafrost typically traps…
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