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We could be 16 years into a methane-fueled 'termination' event significant enough to end an ice age

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We could be 16 years into a methane-fueled 'termination' event significant enough to end an ice age

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Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year ago

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Methane emissions from tropical wetlands have been soaring since 2006.

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