Why Methane Surged in 2020

Warm, wet weather in the Northern Hemisphere combined with COVID-19 lockdowns pushed the potent greenhouse gas to record levels.

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NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using data courtesy of Peng, S., et al. (2022). The video, produced by Kathleen Gaeta and Mark Subbaro, was originally published by NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio. Story by Adam Voiland, with fact-checking by Benjamin Poulter (NASA).

Published February 14, 2023
Data acquired 2020

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