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Methane Boosts Water in Upper Atmosphere

This graphic shows how methane boosts the abundance of water at the top of Earth's atmosphere.
This graphic shows how methane boosts the abundance of water at the top of Earth's atmosphere.

This graphic shows how methane, a greenhouse gas, boosts the abundance of water at the top of Earth’s atmosphere. This water freezes around “meteor smoke” to form icy noctilucent clouds, or NLCs.

Courtesy of Prof. James Russell of Hampton University

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