The Fastest Warming on Earthhttps://www.pressenza.com/2024/02/the-fastest-warming-on-earth/In the High Arctic, scientists discovered million-year-old methane (CH4) trapped under some of the world’s mightiest glaciers detected via unprecedented groundwater springs. Analyses of 123 springs found CH4 in all but one. As the massive glaciers recede, space opens at the edge of permafrost, releasing ancient methane. This is one more totally unexpected global warming headache.
Methane detected in the High Arctic puts a big hole in the Global Methane Pledge of more than 100 countries that agreed to cut emissions by 30% by 2030. It’s an add-on that nobody knows how to deal with.
The High Arctic location is Svalbard, Norway (pop. 2,642) which is the fastest warming region of the planet only 700 miles from the North Pole. Ironically, the fastest warming is the farthest northern human outpost, deep into the Arctic North.
“On the Dot with David Schechter,” CBS News released a 45-minute film on December 4th, 2023, documenting the warmest place on Earth: Ancient Methane Escaping from Melting Glaciers Could Potentially Warm the Planet Even More.
Ancient methane escaping from melting glaciers could potentially warm the planet even more - CBS Newshttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/methane-escaping-melting-glaciers-svalbard-norway-climate-change/Ancient methane escaping from melting glaciers could potentially warm the planet even morehttps://youtu.be/VShDVJudNlw?si=xYkgzPuydCzrKMwD