The lungs of the planet are belching methane

• Autores: Zeeya Merali
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2534, 2006, págs. 13-13
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Living plants have been disgorging millions of tons of methane into the atmosphere every year - without anybody noticing. The concentration of methane in the atmosphere has almost tripled since pre-industrial times. Details of the study by Frank Keppler and colleagues to investigate the matter are presented.