In a paradox of air pollution, a decrease in man-made pollutants led to more methane in our atmosphere. And natural wetlands released more of the planet-warming gas at the same time ...

Methane levels in Earth’s atmosphere surged faster than ever in the early 2020s, and scientists say the reason was a ...

Methane comes in different isotopic signatures. Methane from fossil fuels like natural gas leaks or coal mines is heavier, ...

New research reveals that drying forest soils can boost methane uptake, offering a small but important climate benefit as warming continues.

Forest soils have an important role in protecting our climate: They remove large quantities of methane—a powerful greenhouse ...

Methane spiked in the early 2020s as wetter conditions boosted emissions at the same time the atmosphere’s chemical “cleaner” weakened.

FILE - A flare burns at a well pad Aug. 26, 2021, near Watford City, N.D. The levels of the crucial heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere reached historic highs in 2023, growing at near-record fast ...

Atmospheric methane rose faster than ever in the early 2020s, driven less by fossil fuels and more by changes in nature itself.

Methane is one of the most powerful greenhouse gases, warming the planet far faster than carbon dioxide over the short term.

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The levels of the crucial heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere reached historic highs last year, growing at near-record fast paces, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...