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methane

[meth-eyn, mee-theyn] / ˈmɛθ eɪn, ˈmi θeɪn /
NOUN
marsh gas
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That relatively short atmospheric lifetime makes methane an especially attractive target for rapid climate action.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

The findings may also force scientists to reconsider calculations of the global methane budget.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

Cutting methane emissions today could begin producing a noticeable climate benefit within about a decade.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

But researchers have now uncovered an unexpected consequence of that eruption: the enormous volcanic cloud appears to have helped destroy some of the methane pollution produced by the volcano itself.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

Perhaps it is due to complex brightly colored organic molecules produced when ultraviolet light from the Sun breaks down the methane, ammonia, and water in the Jovian atmosphere and the molecular fragments recombine.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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