Permafrost slowly exhales methane

Elizabeth M. Herndon ()
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Elizabeth M. Herndon: Kent State University

Nature Climate Change, 2018, vol. 8, issue 4, 273-274

Abstract: Permafrost soils store vast quantities of organic matter that are vulnerable to decomposition under a warming climate. Recent research finds that methane release from thawing permafrost may outpace carbon dioxide as a major contributor to global warming over the next century.

Date: 2018
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