Global Warming

Global Warming


Global warming is a huge problem that we have to deal with and there are a lot of things that contribute to it getting worse. One of these problems is greenhouse gases more specifically methane gas. While methane gas does not have as many long term effects such as carbon dioxide, however it absorbs heat much more effectively. For example, in the first two decades after the release of methane gas, it was 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Now we need to know where the methane gas is coming from. The gas comes from both manmade and natural sources, the manmade source is from the oil and gas industry and the natural source is from things like cows. In the past measures have been taken to reduce the emission of methane gas from the oil and gas industry, but there is not a lot we can do to stop the natural component. A portion of the natural component comes from natural water sources like wetlands and freshwater systems as well as things that deal with agriculture like cows. These contributors are things that we can not really effectively control. I believe that this information is very important to take into consideration. While carbon dioxide is more common and is the current issue that we are facing, but methane is much more potent than carbon dioxide and if there is a major raise in methane it could be much more devastating then carbon dioxide if it were to raise a little. Since methane has much more potential to be more devastating than carbon dioxide, I believe that methane is a much more concerning aspect of global warming than carbon dioxide.

Sources used:
https://eos.org/editors-vox/methane-climate-change-and-our-uncertain-future
https://www.edf.org/climate/methane-other-important-greenhouse-gas?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6JTPj9-85QIVi5yzCh21AQwoEAAYASAAEgLs_PD_BwE&utm_campaign=ggad_climate_pd_dmt&utm_id=1485442949&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google 

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  1. Prof. Chris FragileNovember 3, 2019 at 7:46 PM

    First off, be sure to include actual links in your blog posts, not just web addresses that have to be copied and pasted into a new browser window. Second, methane is indeed a potent greenhouse gas, but I would have like to see you include more supporting evidence (graphs, charts, tables, etc.)

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