An international team of scientist has uncovered Hundreds of sea-floor seeps between North Carolina and Massachusetts. Scientists believe that they comprise methane, which is responsible for warming the planets’s gas. According to a rough estimate 90 tonnes of the planet gas are produced by these sea-floor seeps.
The work is published in Sunday’s issue of Nature Geoscience. This revelation could help a lot in the prognosis of the weather, but it has some significant infers for Earth’s climate.
Most of the global warming science is primarily based on the study of carbon dioxide. It is the chief cause behind the rise of the global temperature, which lead to climate commotion. It is the biggest contributor since it adds a large number of gas to the atmosphere every year.
On the other hand, methane is the second greenhouse gas, which is on the target of climate scientists. Methane is far better than carbon dioxide in terms of trapping the heat of our atmosphere. In 20 years of time, methane traps almost 85 times more heat as compared to the carbon dioxide.
Undoubtedly, the ratio decreased in 100 year time period but still methane is 20 times more powerful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. Presently, methane is small contributor, but the probabilities are that it can be transformed into a big in some years.
According to a report of US EPA, 60 percent of methane comes from human behavior such as industry, agriculture and garbage. Scientist found out large deposit of methane gas in the shape of slushy frozen on the sea of Arctic ocean.
Latest posts by Nancy Young (see all)
- Missouri Man Robbed by Date and Accomplice in Park - June 22, 2018
- Bose Poised to Launch Sleepbuds, In-Ear Headphones That Help You Sleep - June 21, 2018
- Russia Is Developing a Space Debris Laser to Keep Space Clean - June 15, 2018