COVID-19 cleared the skies but also supercharged methane emissions

COVID-19 cleared the skies but also supercharged methane emissions

• In the spring of 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic brought global industry and travel nearly to a halt, satellite sensors recorded a dramatic plunge in nitrogen dioxide, a byproduct

Science · February 6, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 241 words