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Methane is a very strong greenhouse gas. But the upside is that it doesn't stay in the atmosphere for long. The half life of it is something like 9 years.
by rowanG077 4y ago
Methane is a very strong greenhouse gas. But the upside is that it doesn't stay in the atmosphere for long. The half life of it is something like 9 years.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoAt which time it turns into CO2 which stays around longer, and water which I believe is a more potent greenhouse gas than either
- Georgelemental 4y agoWater falls to the earth as rain
- Pokepokalypse 4y agowarmer atmosphere == higher capacity to hold water vapor.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoSomething like 90 or 95% of the greenhouse effect is from water vapor. The only reason we really care about atmospheric CO2 is because we think that it triggers more atmospheric water which is the real driver of global temperature change.
- nomel 4y agoWould it be ecologically responsible to set these leaks on fire?
- datavirtue 4y agoDepends on who you ask. Today it's tomato soup and epoxy, tomorrow it's C4 and a cell phone. It won't be long before we have conversations about nationalizing fossil fuel companies.