Methane is currently responsible for about one-third of global warming. This greenhouse gas is about 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide in terms of its ability to heat up the climate system, ...

Methane levels in Earth’s atmosphere surged faster than ever in the early 2020s, and scientists say the reason was a surprising mix of chemistry and climate. A temporary slowdown in the atmosphere’s ...

TOPSHOT - A photo taken on May 31, 2018 shows a cow eating grass on a dairy farm near Cambridge. New Zealand's Fonterra, the world's largest dairy cooperative, posted its first-ever annual loss on ...

Warming in the Arctic is intensifying methane emissions, contributing to a vicious feedback loop that could accelerate climate change even more, according to a new study published May 7 in Nature.

Microorganisms growing in landfills, on agricultural land and in wetlands are contributing to skyrocketing levels of atmospheric methane, a potent greenhouse gas, according to new research. Microbes ...

In the spring of 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic brought global industry and travel nearly to a halt, satellite sensors recorded a dramatic plunge in nitrogen dioxide, a byproduct of internal ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Conclusion: Together with reduced carbon dioxide emissions, rapid and sustained ...

Title image: The Pantanal, located in South America, is the world's largest tropical wetland. Tropical wetlands are responsible for about a fifth of the world's methane emissions. (Credit: ...