To see how far back humans were
producing significant amounts of methane, Sapart and her colleagues analyzed ice cores from Greenland.
Not exact matches
The carbon deposits show that something caused a
significant uptick in the
amount of carbon - containing gases — carbon dioxide or
methane —
produced at the time
of the mass extinction.
Hydroelectric dams
produce significant amounts of carbon dioxide and
methane, and in some cases
produce more
of these greenhouse gases than power plants running on fossil fuels.