Thanks to Mary Randolph- Freelance contributor and the Smithsonian magazine for the Headline.
I got to admit when I saw this headline at first , I thought of Cows, it was the Cows! I was wrong unsurprisingly.
Evidence shows in order to break down Methane in the atmosphere we need hydroxy radicals which are created with sunlight and various gases including air pollutants emitted from manmade processes such as nitrogen oxides. In other words we need pollution to reduce the Methane in our atmosphere.
A second factor was the role of Wetlands, the pandemic coincided with La Niᾔa, a periodic climate event that causes increased rainfall in tropical areas. Apparently the little methane producing microbes had a field day and saturated the atmosphere with more methane.
The solution, to this if there is one, is to increase the satellite imagery of these atmospheric gases to show what is happening. It’s just another way of those pesky little bugs getting on camera. The cows are not impressed.
Namaste and Thank You for Reading.🙏
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