Wenchuan earthquake mudslides emit greenhouse gas
Monday, March 2, 2009 - 16:33
in Earth & Climate
Mudslides that followed the 12 May 2008 Wenchuan, China earthquake, ranked by the US Geological Survey as the 11th deadliest earthquake ever recorded, may cause a carbon-dioxide release in upcoming decades equivalent to two percent of current annual global carbon emissions from fossil fuel combustion, a new study shows.