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'It's telling us there's something big going on': Unprecedented spike in atmospheric methane during the COVID-19 pandemic has a troubling explanation
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the atmosphere temporarily lost its ability to break down methane, leading to a huge spike in ...
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Ozone pollution kills 75,000 Europeans a year, and costs €80bn. So why is methane being ignored?
Treating methane as an afterthought in air quality policy is no longer a technical oversight but a political choice, with measurable consequences for citizens’ health, farmers’ livelihoods and ...
Methane comes in different isotopic signatures. Methane from fossil fuels like natural gas leaks or coal mines is heavier, ...
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas with strong heat-trapping capabilities. Although there is less methane in the atmosphere ...
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Methane surge in 2020 was linked to lower pollution during lockdowns
A change in atmospheric chemistry during the covid pandemic resulted in methane concentrations spiking, raising concerns that ...
A combination of weakened atmospheric removal and increased emissions from warming wetlands, rivers, lakes, and agricultural ...
Methane is one of the most powerful greenhouse gases, warming the planet far faster than carbon dioxide over the short term.
Methane levels in Earth’s atmosphere surged faster than ever in the early 2020s, and scientists say the reason was a surprising mix of chemistry and climate. A temporary slowdown in the atmosphere’s ...
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Methane-filled lake sets air above it ablaze
Thawing permafrost has released so much methane into Esieh Lake near Fairbanks, Alaska that the air above it is flammable.
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Opinion: Connecticut isn’t making right choices. We’re being gaslit by the methane industry.
Eversource proposed a new gas pipeline under the Connecticut River in Middletown to interconnect and expand their gas infrastructure. Eversource filed this proposal with the Connecticut Department of ...
The state took a first small step toward requiring that dairies and livestock operations reduce their emissions of the ...
Europe's transition to offshore gas production with lower methane emissions has reached a new milestone. The Dutch-German N05 ...
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