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Puzzling methane rise in 2020 linked to pandemic lockdown effects

14 December 2022

A spike in the greenhouse gas methane in 2020 may be explained in part by a drop in nitrogen oxide emissions during the covid-19 pandemic

Satellites find close to 800 methane leaks in past four years

Satellites find close to 800 methane leaks in past four years

8 November 2021

Earth observation satellites have detected leaks of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, in the US, Algeria, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

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