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methane

[meth-eyn, mee-theyn] / ˈmɛθ eɪn, ˈmi θeɪn /
NOUN
marsh gas
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Chlorine is highly reactive, allowing it to attack methane molecules and help break them apart.

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

Formaldehyde is produced briefly during the chemical reactions that break methane apart in the atmosphere.

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

It was the microbes that created methane—the farts—and methane was a greenhouse gas that trapped heat inside the atmosphere, making the earth hotter.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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