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Tropical wetlands are releasing a methane bomb, threatening climate plans

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Scientists had long projected wetland methane emissions would rise as the climate warmed.

From 2020 to 2022 , air samples showed the highest methane concentrations in the atmosphere since reliable measurements began in the 1980s .

The Congo , Southeast Asia and the Amazon and southern Brazil contributed the most to the spike in the tropics.

Methane is 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide at trapping heat over a timespan of 20 years .

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