Friday, October 24, 2008

Potent Greenhouse Gas More Prevalent than Thought

A potent greenhouse gas is at least four times more prevalent in the atmosphere than was previously estimated, a new study reports. Research team in California made the first atmospheric measurements of nitrogen trifluoride, which is thousands of times more effective at warming the atmosphere than an equal amount of carbon dioxide.

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