Six Grandfathers Mountain on Nostr: npub1365y5…mat2e Surprising methane discovery in #yukon glaciers ⭕'Much more ...
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Surprising methane discovery in #yukon glaciers ⭕'Much more widespread than we thought'
Until now, the prevailing view has been that methane in meltwater could only be found in oxygen free environments under large masses of ice like the #greenlandicesheet
BUT, methane is present beneath many of the world's glaciers too
The formation and release of #methane under ice is more comprehensive and much more widespread than we thought
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-methane-discovery-yukon-glaciers-widespread.html
Surprising methane discovery in #yukon glaciers ⭕'Much more widespread than we thought'
Until now, the prevailing view has been that methane in meltwater could only be found in oxygen free environments under large masses of ice like the #greenlandicesheet
BUT, methane is present beneath many of the world's glaciers too
The formation and release of #methane under ice is more comprehensive and much more widespread than we thought
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-methane-discovery-yukon-glaciers-widespread.html