Warming Arctic lakes may release more methane than expected

PHYSorg
Jul 28, 2025, 12:46 pm422 ptsTop
The findings are important because methane is over 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas. Arctic lakes are already major natural methane sources globally, but the processes that control how methane is produced and released from lake sediments have remained poorly understood—until now.

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