O=C=OResearchers find unexpectedly large methane source in overlooked landscape
...reported that upland landscapes were releasing some of the highest #methane #emissions. Even more, the methane consisted of carbon thousands of years older than what researchers had previously seen. Even though #Yedoma soils only cover 3% of the #permafrost region, they contain over 25% of the total #carbon stored in northern permafrost soils.
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-unexpectedly-large-methane-source-overlooked.html
