Flooding Fueled Methane Surge During Pandemic, Study Finds

Yale e360
Sep 25, 2024, 11:48 am52 pts
At the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the Earth saw a surge in emissions of heat-trapping methane. While some researchers believe the spike was related to a global drop in traffic during the pandemic, a new study finds the sudden rise in methane levels was mostly due to the flooding of tropical wetlands.…

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