An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian:"Methane levels in the atmosphere are now more than two and a half times their pre-industrial level," adds the Guardian. "The oil and gas sector is the largest industrial source of methane, which can also cause medical complications, fires and even engine failure leading helicopters to fall out of the sky. ""Levels of nitrous oxide, the third-most significant anthropogenic greenhouse gas, are now 24% higher than preâ"industrial levels, following a 1.25ppb rise last year." While fossil fuel-powered vehicles are a major source of nitrous oxide, the primary culprits behind the rising levels have been synthetic fertilizers and livestock manure from industrialized agriculture, says the report.The NOAA report can be found here

Source: The Guardian April 07, 2023 09:42 UTC