Lower pollution during Covid boosted methane: study

Methane levels rose at a record pace in the wake of the pandemic as the super pollutant's main natural "cleaning agent" weakened during that period, the research found. The rise was also partly attributed to an increase in emissions from wetlands, lakes, rivers and agriculture, the result of wetter-than-average conditions in tropical areas, according to the study published in the journal Science. Methane, the second biggest contributor to climate change, stays in the atmosphere far less longer than CO2...