This article feels disingenuous in its mystified lack of conclusions. Bolding mine. 🤔🤔🤔 Hm, something’s missing from this second list of where these mysterious “microbes” might be coming from…...
This article feels disingenuous in its mystified lack of conclusions.
But microbial sources—such as wetlands, cattle, and landfills— are an even more significant source of methane, accounting for more than half of global emissions.
Bolding mine.
It remains unclear whether the increased microbial emissions came from natural sources like wetlands or human-driven sources, such as landfills and agriculture.
🤔🤔🤔 Hm, something’s missing from this second list of where these mysterious “microbes” might be coming from…
Meanwhile every other science says, “Hey, it’s animal agriculture, it’s cows, it’s cattle, it’s bovines.”
There are just too many climate change-related confounders. The study does mention that microbial activity generally increases at higher temperatures, but doesn't mention that flooding increases...
There are just too many climate change-related confounders. The study does mention that microbial activity generally increases at higher temperatures, but doesn't mention that flooding increases the release of methane from anaerobic digestion of buried plant matter. It didn't mention that thawing of permafrost also initiates microbial activity and methane release across broad swathes of formerly inert soils.
This article feels disingenuous in its mystified lack of conclusions.
Bolding mine.
🤔🤔🤔 Hm, something’s missing from this second list of where these mysterious “microbes” might be coming from…
Meanwhile every other science says, “Hey, it’s animal agriculture, it’s cows, it’s cattle, it’s bovines.”
What a mystery!
It seems clear to me that "agriculture" in the second sentence includes cattle farming.
There are just too many climate change-related confounders. The study does mention that microbial activity generally increases at higher temperatures, but doesn't mention that flooding increases the release of methane from anaerobic digestion of buried plant matter. It didn't mention that thawing of permafrost also initiates microbial activity and methane release across broad swathes of formerly inert soils.
Thanks for that information.
Seems hard to believe that cattle emit more greenhouse gasses than actual natural gas leaks. But hey, I'm not scitechdaily...
In a way, cows burping are in fact a natural gas leak.