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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Tom Perkins

California the culprit for spike in little-known greenhouse gas more potent than CO2

A home being fumigated to stop termites.
A home being fumigated to stop termites. Photograph: viavado/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Levels of a potent greenhouse gas are quietly spiking in the atmosphere and increasingly worrying environmental groups that say its use needs to be reined in if the US is to avoid climate catastrophe.

Furthermore, recent research has found the vast majority of the little-known gas, known as sulfuryl fluoride, is attributable to a state typically known for its climate-forward policies: California.

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