A research paper published in the journal Nature Geoscience has produced a finding that surprised the researchers involved, showing that methane has 30 percent lower greenhouse gas impact than previously thought.
The study showed that while greenhouse gases absorb long-wave radiation in the atmosphere, methane also absorbs short-wave radiation, which reduces its warming effect.
The published report says that although methane traps heat in Earth’s atmosphere, it also creates cooling clouds that offset the heat.
Rather than adding even more thermal energy to the atmosphere, as previously…
