Agriculture and fossil fuels are driving record-high methane emissions

Africa and Asia have seen releases of the heat-trapping gas surge

Methane in earth's atmosphere illustration

Emissions of the heat-trapping gas methane are rising all over the world, mostly due to agriculture and fossil fuel use. In this illustration of methane permeating the atmosphere during 2017 and 2018, darker red indicates higher methane levels.

NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio

Methane levels in the atmosphere are at an all-time high.