methane emissions
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Headed to ‘Potential Collapse’: Alarm Bells Are Blaring in New Climate Report
Global climate extremes are adding up, and scientists are warning with renewed urgency that both natural and human systems are at risk of collapse. In a new report published in the journal BioScience, researchers analyze what they describe as 35 planetary vital signs used to track climate change. They found that 20 of the 35…
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Uh Oh: Methane in the Atmosphere Is Rising the Fastest in Recorded History
Measurements taken by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show that methane, one of the most potent greenhouse gases, is rising at a rate faster than any other time in recorded history. Great!
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Methane Is a New Big Enemy in the Battle Over Climate Change, IPCC Says
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is ringing its first serious alarm bell on the role methane emissions play in climate change. Hundreds of scientists said in the latest IPCC report, published on Monday, that methane emissions in the atmosphere are at their highest levels in hundreds of thousands of years, thanks to human activity.…
