Hydrogen gas does not exist in significant quantities in Earth's atmosphere
the verdict
REFUTED
the evidence says no
confidence 12/100
Hydrogen gas does exist in Earth's atmosphere as a recognized trace gas with an active global budget involving various sources, sinks, and atmospheric reactions.
Evidence against · 2
A multi-model approach to constrain the atmospheric hydrogen budget
2025 · cited by 1
Paper [5] examines the global tropospheric budget of hydrogen gas (H₂), estimating annual atmospheric production of 37–60 Tg and losses of 15–30 Tg, demonstrating that significant quantities of hydrogen gas are actively present and cycled in Earth's atmosphere.
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More against · 1
Global implications of a low soil moisture threshold for microbial hydrogen uptake.
2025 · cited by 0
Paper [9] analyzes the global soil microbial hydrogen sink and the impact of anthropogenic hydrogen (H₂) emissions on Earth's radiative balance, confirming the continuous presence and active budget of atmospheric hydrogen.