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As temperature increases due to global warming, the release of methane from wetlands increases. This is an example of which of the following?

APositive feedback ✓ Correct
BNegative feedback
CBoth positive and negative feedback
DNeither positive nor negative feedback
Correct answer: (A) Positive feedback
Explanation

Warming releasing more wetland methane, which then warms further, is a positive feedback that amplifies the change.

It is not a negative feedback, which would damp warming rather than boost it.

It is not a mix of positive and negative, as the effect here only reinforces warming.

It is not an absence of feedback, since one change clearly feeds back on itself.

Methane is a strong greenhouse gas, so more of it traps more heat and drives more release.

Melting permafrost releasing trapped methane is another well-known positive feedback.

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