"Unveiling the Methane-Fueled 'Termination' Event: Could it End the Ice Age?"

A significant increase in atmospheric methane over the past 16 years may indicate that Earth's climate could undergo a rapid flip within decades, similar to termination events that ended ice ages. Researchers have linked the spike in methane emissions to large amounts of the gas being released from tropical wetlands, likely due to a "significant change" in tropical weather caused by human-induced climate change. While the evidence is inconclusive, the scale of such a climate shift is worth considering, as past terminations have transformed icy tundra into tropical grasslands. Regardless, addressing methane emissions should be a priority to mitigate the potential impacts.