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Methane is a very potent greenhouse gas, and the release would be absolutely huge. The momentary spike would well cause a lot of CO2 to be released.
by stcredzero 9y ago
Methane is a very potent greenhouse gas, and the release would be absolutely huge. The momentary spike would well cause a lot of CO2 to be released.
- mirimir 9y agoOn a positive note, while it may not suffice to save human civilization, CO2 likely won't get baked out of rocks. Or at least, it hasn't after previous "methane gun" events.
- stcredzero 9y agoWhat has been released after the previous "methane gun" events?
- mirimir 9y agoThe Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum[0] and the Permian–Triassic extinction[1] may have involved "methane gun" events. 0) http://www.pnas.org/content/113/28/7739.full.pdf http://www.pnas.org/content/113/28/7739.full.pdf 1) http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2002/dayearthdied.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2002/dayearthdied.shtml