The scientists said that in the atmosphere can cause global catastrophe

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According to a new study from 2007, while the Earth’s atmosphere increases the amount of methane. This may undo the plans of scientists to prevent global warming, reports the Chronicle.info with reference for a New time.

Global warming, greenhouse effect, melting glaciers — all of it is necessarily associated with an excessive amount of carbon dioxide emissions that man produces EN masse on Earth.

But even more dangerous to the planet’s climate substance is methane. For 100 years, one molecule of methane in the atmosphere of the planet heats it in 28-36 stronger than a molecule of carbon dioxide.

If carbon dioxide in recent times began to fight more actively and kind of has managed to reduce its emissions, the more dangerous methane, which creates even more greenhouse effect, only continues to grow. According to a new study recently published in the journal Science, the amount of methane increased from 1775 ppb in 2007, to 1850 ppb in 2017.

Yes, the methane decomposes in the atmosphere faster than carbon dioxide, but its emissions have continued to climb, despite the actions of man. In the framework of the Paris climate agreements, the international community pledged to prevent global temperature rise to no more than two degrees Celsius. For this purpose, the methane emissions were to begin to decline since 2010, although in recent years the amount of this harmful gas in the atmosphere is rapidly increasing.

The main problem is that now scientists can not identify the main sources of methane production on Earth. In addition to the cows and herbivores, in which the methane is a waste product, humans emit methane in the extraction of natural gas, coal and agricultural products.

In addition, a major source of methane can be changes in the ecosystem of the Earth. For example, a few months ago, scientists from Bristol University have proved that melting glaciers in Greenland release methane, which is dozens of times more greenhouse potential than carbon dioxide.

But due to changes in the chemical structure of the atmosphere, the decomposition process of methane can be much longer, which will cause a chain reaction in the form of melting glaciers, global sea-level rise, drought, etc.

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