Tropical Africa accounts for one-third of recent global methane rise

Since 2007, the atmospheric concentration of methane has risen suddenly. Methane is a greenhouse gas that is 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide.  

A new research reveals that one-third of this global increase originates in Africa Tropics.

The research is published in the European Geosciences Union (EGU) journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. Mark Lunt, Atmospheric Scientist, University of Edinburgh is the lea....