The Hunga Tonga eruption may have triggered a surprising chemical reaction that destroyed some of the methane released into the atmosphere. Scientists say the discovery could reshape estimates of methane pollution and inspire new methods for slowing near-term global warming.
Source: ScienceDaily | Natural Disasters
ScienceDaily | Natural Disasters
- One Mount Etna eruption took weeks. Another happened in hours
- Global warming is breaking a 400-year climate link between two oceans
- Scientists find water was fueling volcanoes 3 billion years ago
- UNESCO warns there’s close to a 100% chance of a Mediterranean tsunami
- Geologists reveal the Americas collided millions of years earlier than thought
- Indonesia’s most dangerous fires are burning underground
- Deep beneath Mars, scientists find a vast hidden magma system
- Earth may have lost the Sun’s protective shield millions of years ago
- A massive plume deep beneath Africa is pulling the continent apart
- One of Earth’s driest places was just covered in snow
