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

A dramatic spike in atmospheric methane over the previous 16 years could also be an indication that Earth’s local weather might flip inside many years, scientists have warned.

Massive quantities of methane wafting from tropical wetlands into Earth’s ambiance might set off warming much like the “termination” occasions that ended ice ages — changing frosty expanses of tundra with tropical savanna, a brand new examine finds. Researchers first detected a wierd peak in methane emissions in 2006, however till now, it was unclear the place the gasoline was leaking from and if it constituted a novel development.