High-resolution satellite remote sensing reveals underestimated methane emissions from global landfills

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Jul 30, 2025, 9:24 am118 pts
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas with a much stronger short-term effect on warming than carbon dioxide. Over the near-term (20 years), 1 ton of methane has the warming effect of up to 84 tons of carbon dioxide, while over a hundred years, 1 ton of methane has the warming effect of about 28 tons of carbon…

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