Scientists say a naturally occurring methane leak could make climate change even harder to gauge
Humans might not be to blame for the latest piece of news that has caused new concerns about global warming. A newly-discovered, naturally occuring methane leak over the Arctic Ocean could play a role in future climate change, according to a NASA scientist.
Scientists have long known that there are naturally-occurring pockets of methane gas along many of the oceans’ surfaces, but openings in Arctic sea ice fields have allowed the gas to leak into the atmosphere, which lead researcher Eric Kort says may play a “non-negligible” role in future global warming.
I wonder how many of the ‘climate models’ have this contributing factor coded into the program?