← The Tipping Points · Season 1

The Siberian Methane Locker

S1 · E3 · 02 Nov 2013 · 52 min

No image

While scientist have focused on the effect carbon has on the atmosphere; few current climate models incorporate the amplifying feedback from methane. The gas would be released by a defrosting tundra and the effect it will have on global weather patterns with increased heat being circulated in the stratosphere.