Over the last few years, atmospheric methane has increased at a high rate. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, much more powerful than carbon dioxide, so attempts to understand where it is coming from can help us work on solutions that fight the increase in warming that results from increases in methane. This article in the Pasadena Star-News provides a look at some new research linking methane increases to both leaks from drilling and to outgassing from rice paddies and natural wetlands, although there is also emission of methane from other agricultural practices like raising cattle. You can read the article at https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2018/01/07/why-is-there-so-much-methane-in-the-air-we-may-finally-know/.
