Ancient "Snowball Earth" Melted Fast Due to Methane

Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 15:35 in Earth & Climate

Glaciers that wrapped around the globe millions of years ago melted rapidly when a huge release of methane gas caused Earth to warm, a new study suggests.

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