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Články z ScienceDailyGlobal Increase In Atmospheric Methane Likely Caused By Unusual Arctic Warmth, Tropical Wetness

27. 9 2009 (06:00)

Unusually high temperatures in the Arctic and heavy rains in the tropics likely drove a global increase in atmospheric methane in 2007 and 2008 after a decade of near-zero growth, according to a new study. Methane is the second most abundant greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide, albeit a distant second.