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VolkerRacho t1_j809nk4 wrote

Reply to comment by cheses in Is the relative contribution to global warming of greenhouse gasses settled science? by BrndNwAccnt

What becomes of the methane after the its lifetime?

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ivanthekur t1_j80dge0 wrote

I believe it mostly oxidizes turning into water vapor and carbon dioxide.

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UnamedStreamNumber9 t1_j856sz7 wrote

Indeed it does, both of which are greenhouse gasses in their own. The water has a relatively quick recycle but the CO2 has a longer one, and needs to be treated as warming attributed to the original methane emission as it is CO2 which would otherwise not be in the atmosphere

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