UQx DENIAL101x 5.2.4.1 Methane clathrate feedback
Channel: UQx Denial101x Making Sense of Climate Science Denial
Date: 2015-05-26

Andy Skuce discusses a myth that exaggerates the potential risk from methane clathrate feedback. Methane is a greenhouse gas with a warming potential 25 times greater than CO2. This video addresses concerns about massive methane release from clathrates. Subtitles available: ENGLISH, SLOVENŠČINA (Slovenian) 

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