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Scientists may have figured out why a potent greenhouse gas is rising. The answer is scary.

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Methane emissions spiked starting in 2020. Scientists say they have found the culprit.

Almost two decades ago, the atmosphere’s levels of methane — a dangerous greenhouse gas that is over 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide in the short term — started to climb. And climb.

Methane concentrations, which had been stable for years, soared by 5 or 6 parts per billion every year from 2007 onward. Then, in 2020, the growth rate nearly doubled.

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/11/04/methane-emissions-microbes-climate-change/