Greenhouse Gas Demystified

Last summer, an international team of scientists announced a startling discovery. Writing in the journal Science, the team reported finding a rare gas in Antarctic snow and in the air. The compound has an unusually powerful ability to trap heat in the atmosphere. The paper did not identify the source of the gas, a riddle that puzzled climate researchers worldwide. Now a surprising announcement appears to solve the mystery. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Daniel Grossman has the story: