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But the atmospheric residence time of methane is short - a decade or something. Nothing to worry about in the grand scheme of things, once the leak is plugged.
by HarryHirsch 11y ago
But the atmospheric residence time of methane is short - a decade or something. Nothing to worry about in the grand scheme of things, once the leak is plugged.
- strommen 11y agoThe factor of 25 accounts for this - over a 100-year timespan, methane is 25x worse than the equivalent weight of CO2. Over a shorter 20-year timespan, it is 86x worse. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global-warming_potential#Values https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global-warming_potential#Value...
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