Methane is less harmful than previously thought | Climate Change
Methane also has a cooling effect, which offsets some 30% of its heating capacity, a new study found
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Methane also has a cooling effect, which offsets some 30% of its heating capacity, a new study found
Methane traps a great deal of heat in Earth's atmosphere, but also creates cooling clouds that offset 30% of the heat, according to a new study
Greenhouse gases such as methane absorb primarily long-wave radiation, trapping heat from Earth’s surface and preventing it from radiating out into space—thus making the planet hotter. However, greenhouse gases also absorb short-wave radiation incoming from the sun. A new study by researchers from the University of California, Riverside and colleagues...
Riverside CA (SPX) Mar 28, 2023 - Most climate models do not yet account for a new UC Riverside discovery: methane traps a great deal of heat in Earth's atmosphere, but also creates cooling clouds that offset 30% of the heat.
Methane -- a potent greenhouse gas -- traps a great deal of heat in Earth's atmosphere, but also creates cooling clouds that offset 30 per cent of the heat, a 'surprising' new study has found. Greenhouse gases like methane create a kind of blanket in the atmosphere,