Climate experts sound alarm over thriving plant life at Greenland ice sheet

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[–]hfxB0oyA 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yes, but my question is: in lieu of ice cover, what is the benefit of greenery over the soil for methane containment vs. just bare soil? Is there any? If so, how much?

[–]ActuallyNot[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

what is the benefit of greenery over the soil for methane containment vs. just bare soil?

I don't know but I imagine that that would be a dis-benefit. Because growing vegetation eventually rots.

But the methane formerly trapped under permafrost would be the vastly larger problem.