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When Human Activity Dropped During Covid-19, Methane Levels Surprisingly Spiked. Now, a Study Points to Two Reasons Why

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When Human Activity Dropped During Covid-19, Methane Levels Surprisingly Spiked. Now, a Study Points to Two Reasons Why

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A study published in Science explains the paradoxical increase in methane levels during the Covid-19 lockdowns, attributing it to reduced air pollution decreasing the creation of hydroxyl radicals, which destroy methane, and increased methane emissions from natural wetlands due to the La Niña climate event.

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