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Peru's highest mountain confirms tropics were a major methane source before the industrial era

A new analysis of ice cores collected from the Andes in Peru has produced the first global record of historical tropical methane, filling a critical gap in our understanding of the origins of Earth's greenhouse gases.

Peru's highest mountain confirms tropics were a major methane source before the industrial era
Image: Phys.org
A new analysis of ice cores collected from the Andes in Peru has produced the first global record of historical tropical methane, filling a critical gap in our understanding of the origins of Earth's greenhouse gases.

Originally published at Phys.org

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