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Methane eruptions threaten
The above image, adapted from Climate Reanalyzer, shows that on September 8, 2023, the North Atlantic sea surface reached a new record high temperature, of 25.4°C, even higher than the record reached the day before. The situation is critical! More heat entering the Arctic Ocean threatens to destabilize hydrates and cause huge amounts of methane…