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Old 02-07-2022, 12:57 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Methane has a specific chemical signature which can be distinguished from all other hydrocarbons.
There is nothing that has been discovered in the paleoclimate record which recognizes thawing permafrost as a phenomena ever witnessed before by humans.
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Atmospheric methane - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Atmospheric_methane
Methane has a large effect but for a relatively brief period, having an estimated mean half-life of 9.1 years in the atmosphere, whereas carbon dioxide is currently given an estimated mean lifetime of over 100 years.
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