Alarm as scientists uncover the first seafloor leak of METHANE
4 years, 5 months ago

Alarm as scientists uncover the first seafloor leak of METHANE

Daily Mail  

A methane leak has been identified coming out of the Antarctic seabed, causing alarm among climate scientists and conservationists. Divers have frequented the site of the leak at Cinder Cones in McMurdo Sound since the 60s and a visit in 2011 first spotted the leak which had appeared spontaneously In 2017 Earth's atmosphere absorbed nearly 600 million tons of methane, the colourless, odourless gas that is one of the most potent pollutants. Natural sources soaked up around most of this, but there was a net positive output of methane of around 16million tons Methane traps almost 30 times more heat than the same amount of carbon dioxide and more than half of all methane emissions now come from human activities. Methane emissions reach highest level on record Levels of methane have surged in recent years and the atmospheric concentration of the greenhouse gas has now reached a record high, a study shows. It found that in 2017 Earth's atmosphere absorbed nearly 600 million tons of the colourless, odourless gas that is one of the most potent pollutants.

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Earth is becoming ‘increasingly uninhabitable,’ scientists warn
2 months, 1 week ago

Earth is becoming ‘increasingly uninhabitable,’ scientists warn

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It will, however, amplify climate warming, and can also strengthen precipitation change and extreme events in many regions.” This …

Researchers warn methane emissions ‘rising faster than ever’
4 months ago

Researchers warn methane emissions ‘rising faster than ever’

Al Jazeera  

The largest increases in emissions of the greenhouse gas come from China and Southeast Asia. The potent greenhouse gas, the second-largest contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide, has increased by 20 percent over the past two decades despite global efforts to curb it, according to a study published by the Global Carbon Project. “Anthropogenic emissions have continued to increase …

Human activity now fuels two-thirds of global methane emissions, report finds
4 months ago

Human activity now fuels two-thirds of global methane emissions, report finds

LA Times  

The world is moving in a perilous direction when it comes to planet-warming methane emissions, which are soaring to record highs driven largely by human activity, new research warns. Although many people associate methane with cow burps and melting permafrost, a paper published this week in the journal Earth System Science Data found that global methane emissions over the last …

Spying from space: How satellites can help identify and rein in a potent climate pollutant
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Spying from space: How satellites can help identify and rein in a potent climate pollutant

Raw Story  

This story was originally published by Grist. The organization was coordinating the work of hundreds of scientists who “were creating more data about methane emissions from the oil and gas industry in the U.S. than anyone had,” Hamburg said, “by orders of magnitude.” The Brent Charlie oil rig is carried by the crane ship Pioneering Spirit as it waits off …

'Worrisome': Global methane spike imperils climate goals, study warns
5 months, 1 week ago

'Worrisome': Global methane spike imperils climate goals, study warns

Raw Story  

Methane emissions are rising faster than expected, a new study has warned, and the surge is putting global climate goals at risk. The study, published Monday in Frontiers in Science, found that methane emissions have risen quickly since 2006, with the growth rates for atmospheric methane seeing an "abrupt and rapid increase" in the early 2020s. "The growth rate of …

Exploding craters and overflowing landfills are unexpected sources of methane
9 months, 1 week ago

Exploding craters and overflowing landfills are unexpected sources of methane

BBC  

Exploding craters and overflowing landfills are unexpected sources of methane Getty Images The craters that periodically appear in northern Siberia are thought to be linked to climate change A new methane-monitoring satellite is turning a powerful eye on methane from oil and gas, helping spot rogue emissions. Getty Images One Californian cattle feedlot produces more methane than the biggest oil …

Hydroelectricity is a hidden source of methane emissions. These people want to solve that
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Hydroelectricity is a hidden source of methane emissions. These people want to solve that

BBC  

Hydroelectricity is a hidden source of methane emissions. "After about 12 years, methane can oxidise and become carbon dioxide, so if you reduce methane emissions today, we could have an impact on global warming within our lifetime," says Louise Parlons Bentata, chief executive and co-founder of Bluemethane. Getty Images Bacteria naturally produce methane in the sediments of many wet areas, …

Methane: the tricky hunt for hidden emissions
10 months ago

Methane: the tricky hunt for hidden emissions

BBC  

Methane: the tricky hunt for hidden emissions Getty Images Agriculture is the largest human source of methane emissions A new satellite will measure global methane emissions, but why does agriculture's contribution remain so elusive? BAE Systems The new MethaneSat aims to detect methane leaked from oil and gas fields around the world Yet the oil and gas industry is also …

Large methane gas leak in Baltic Sea discovered
1 year, 3 months ago

Large methane gas leak in Baltic Sea discovered

Al Jazeera  

A major methane gas leak is flowing from unusual depths of the Baltic Sea, Sweden research expedition finds. Researchers in Sweden have discovered that large amounts of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, is leaking from unusual depths of the Baltic Sea seabed. “We know that methane gas can bubble up from shallow seabeds near the Baltic Sea coast, but I’ve …

Methane big part of ‘alarming’ rise in planet-warming gases
1 year, 9 months ago

Methane big part of ‘alarming’ rise in planet-warming gases

Associated Press  

Methane in the atmosphere had its fourth-highest annual increase in 2022, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported, part of an overall rise in planet-warming greenhouse gases that the agency called “alarming.” Though carbon dioxide typically gets more attention for its role in climate change, scientists are particularly concerned about methane because it traps much more heat — about 87 …

Difficulty measuring methane slows plan to slash emissions
1 year, 11 months ago

Difficulty measuring methane slows plan to slash emissions

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The doors of a metal box slide open, and a drone rises over a gas well in Pennsylvania. Under the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, enacted into law last year, companies must start producing precise measurements of their methane emissions next year and face fines if they exceed permissible levels. “It’s challenging to really go measure all …

Nasa plays detective in tracking down Earth’s super methane polluters
2 years, 2 months ago

Nasa plays detective in tracking down Earth’s super methane polluters

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The methane findings weren’t even the primary focus of Nasa’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation which was mapping …

What is the significance of 50 methane 'super-emitters' discovered by Nasa?
2 years, 2 months ago

What is the significance of 50 methane 'super-emitters' discovered by Nasa?

Hindustan Times  

Nasa’s scientists have discovered over 50 methane-emitting hotspots around the globe using a technique developed to research how dust affects climate. EMIT was developed mainly to determine the mineral makeup of dust carried into Earth’s atmosphere by winds from arid regions like deserts According to data gathered by NASA's Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation, which was installed on the …

UN weather agency: Greenhouse gases reach new record in 2021
2 years, 2 months ago

UN weather agency: Greenhouse gases reach new record in 2021

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The three main greenhouse gases hit record high levels in the atmosphere last year, the U.N. weather agency said Wednesday, calling it an “ominous” sign as war in Ukraine, rising costs of food and fuel, and other worries have elbowed in on longtime concerns about global warming in recent months. Of the three main types of heat-trapping greenhouse …

Nord Stream leaks likely single largest methane release ever: UN
2 years, 3 months ago

Nord Stream leaks likely single largest methane release ever: UN

Al Jazeera  

At least two massive underwater blasts caused this week’s damage to the Baltic Sea gas pipelines and methane leaks. A huge plume of highly concentrated methane, a greenhouse gas far more potent but shorter-lived than carbon dioxide, was detected in an analysis this week of satellite imagery by researchers associated with the UNEP’s International Methane Emissions Observatory, or IMEO, the …

Methane blast in Baltic Sea highlights global problem
2 years, 3 months ago

Methane blast in Baltic Sea highlights global problem

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Scientists have been measuring the scale of the massive methane leak from damaged pipelines in the Baltic Sea, with the latest figures equating the levels of gas escaping to the annual emissions of some whole countries. Climate scientists have found that methane emissions from the oil and gas industry are far worse than what companies are reporting, …

Methane blast in Baltic sea highlights global problem
2 years, 3 months ago

Methane blast in Baltic sea highlights global problem

Hindustan Times  

As serious as the methane escaping from ruptured pipelines on the floor of the Baltic Sea may be, there are alarming incidents of massive methane releases around the world frequently. Climate scientists have found that methane emissions from the oil and gas industry are far worse than what companies are reporting, despite claims by some major firms that they’ve reduced …

Baltic Sea pipeline leak damages marine life and climate
2 years, 3 months ago

Baltic Sea pipeline leak damages marine life and climate

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Methane escaping from the damaged …

Record methane leak flows from damaged Baltic Sea pipelines
2 years, 3 months ago

Record methane leak flows from damaged Baltic Sea pipelines

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Methane leaking from the damaged Nord Stream pipelines is likely to be the biggest burst of the potent greenhouse gas on record, by far. The Nord Stream pipeline leaks that were pumping huge volumes of methane into the Baltic Sea and atmosphere could discharge as much as five times as much of the potent greenhouse as was …

Nord stream gas leaks prompt concerns for climate
2 years, 3 months ago

Nord stream gas leaks prompt concerns for climate

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Leaks in two natural gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea have sparked concern over the …

Hidden Menace: Massive methane leaks speed up climate change
2 years, 5 months ago

Hidden Menace: Massive methane leaks speed up climate change

Associated Press  

LENORAH, Texas — To the naked eye, the Mako Compressor Station outside the dusty West Texas crossroads of Lenorah appears unremarkable, similar to tens of thousands of oil and gas operations scattered throughout the oil-rich Permian Basin. And it was only one of 533 methane “super emitters” detected during a 2021 aerial survey of the Permian conducted by Carbon Mapper, …

Hidden Menace: Massive methane leaks speed up climate change
2 years, 5 months ago

Hidden Menace: Massive methane leaks speed up climate change

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Asked if she believed in climate change, Stansel responded: …

Climate Change: A planet in crisis
2 years, 6 months ago

Climate Change: A planet in crisis

Live Mint  

This has been a bad few weeks for climate action around the world. First came a damaging US Supreme Court ruling that severely limited the US Environment Protection Agency’s mandate to limit carbon emissions in the energy sector. This presents a severe setback to US President Joe Biden’s attempts to steer the world’s biggest carbon emitting country away from fossil …

‘Largest ever’ methane leak detected at Russian coal mine
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Largest ever’ methane leak detected at Russian coal mine

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Russian coal mine has been named as the source of the biggest methane leak …

The search for the world's largest methane sources
3 years, 5 months ago

The search for the world's largest methane sources

BBC  

The search for the world's largest methane sources Nasa/JPL-Caltech A methane plume detected by Nasa in summer 2020 identified a leaking gas line in California. Copernicus/Kayrros/US EIA Regions that don't produce oil or gas also have large methane concentrations, potentially due to pipeline maintenance The project's main focus is to find super emitters, Duren says. The satellites will enhance the …

Ocean Microbes Can Consume Large Amount of Methane Gas, Reduce Climate Change Effects
3 years, 6 months ago

Ocean Microbes Can Consume Large Amount of Methane Gas, Reduce Climate Change Effects

News 18  

Global warming has led to warming of the oceans which in turn has threatened the existence of many marine animals. However, a new study has presented a glimmer of hope after it found that microbes found in the ocean floor can absorb methane –a greenhouse gas that is largely responsible for warming up the planet. Published in the Proceedings of …

Reducing methane is crucial for protecting climate, health yet emissions are rising: UN report
3 years, 8 months ago

Reducing methane is crucial for protecting climate, health yet emissions are rising: UN report

Firstpost  

Global methane emissions were fairly level about 15 to 20 years ago, but started creeping up over the past five years or so. Methane, the main ingredient in natural gas, is a larger climate problem than the world anticipates, and cutting its emissions will be crucial to slow global warming, a new United Nations report warns. As methane emissions are …

Scientists Solve the Mystery of How Methane Escapes through Ice Caps from Deep Sea-beds
4 years, 1 month ago

Scientists Solve the Mystery of How Methane Escapes through Ice Caps from Deep Sea-beds

News 18  

Methane is considered as one of the cleanest fossil fuels to burn, however, when released in the atmosphere, it becomes one of the worst greenhouse gases writing the doom of our planet through global warming. Global observations have shown robust methane gas columns as they bubble upwards from their frozen grave called methane hydrates. Lead author Xiaojing Fu observed photos …

Scientists discover first active methane leak from the sea bed in Antarctica
4 years, 5 months ago

Scientists discover first active methane leak from the sea bed in Antarctica

Firstpost  

The seepage of the methane was first discovered in 2011 by a team of divers but studies on the site began only in 2016. Scientists have discovered the first active seepage of methane into the atmosphere from the ocean floor and it is a matter of grave concern. Methane can leak into the atmosphere from various natural and man-made sources …

Methane leak discovered in Antarctica's seabed
4 years, 5 months ago

Methane leak discovered in Antarctica's seabed

India TV News  

Scientists have discovered an active methane leak in the seabed of Antarctica. The southernmost continent contains as much as a quarter of Earth's marine methane and now this leak from the sea bed prompts major concern about the impact on the global climate crisis. After revisiting the site on subsequent occasions they found that certain types of microbes that would …

Humanity’s methane problem could be much bigger than scientists thought
4 years, 10 months ago

Humanity’s methane problem could be much bigger than scientists thought

LA Times  

Fossil-fuel production may be responsible for much more atmospheric methane than scientists previously thought, according to new research published today in the journal Nature. Scientists aren’t challenging the top-line amount of fossil methane that enters the atmosphere every year — that number stays at about 194 million metric tons, says Benjamin Hmiel, a postdoctoral fellow in Earth science at the …

Scientists think they know what the source of methane in Mars' atmosphere could be
5 years, 9 months ago

Scientists think they know what the source of methane in Mars' atmosphere could be

Firstpost  

Since methane traces were reported in Mars’ atmosphere, a debate has raged over the findings’ accuracy. Because methane gas dissipates relatively quickly — within around 12 years on Earth — and due to the difficulty of observing Mars’ atmosphere, many scientists questioned previous studies that relied on a single data set. Furthermore, they conducted two parallel experiments to determine the …

Methane in the atmosphere is surging, and that’s got scientists worried
5 years, 10 months ago

Methane in the atmosphere is surging, and that’s got scientists worried

LA Times  

Scientists love a good mystery. That’s because many scenarios for meeting its goal of keeping global warming “well below 2 degrees Celsius” assumed that methane would be falling by now, buying time to tackle the long-term challenge of reducing carbon dioxide emissions. “I don’t want to run around and cry wolf all the time, but it is something that is …

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