Explained: Nasa’s spectrometer detects greenhouse gases efficiently

1 year, 4 months ago

Explained: Nasa’s spectrometer detects greenhouse gases efficiently

Greenhouse gas emissions reached a record high last year with “no end in sight to the rising trend”, the World Meteorological Organization said recently. “Tracking human-caused emissions of methane is key to limiting climate change because it offers a comparatively low-cost, rapid approach to reducing greenhouse gases,” Nasa adds in the statement. The new study reveals that EMIT, based on its first 30 days of greenhouse gas detection, can detect 60% to 85% of the methane plumes usually seen in airborne campaigns. From around 250 miles altitude on the space station, EMIT collects data over vast areas of Earth, particularly the arid regions that fall between 51.6 degrees north and south latitude, the statement explains.

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Satellites Can Now Identify Methane ‘Super-Emitters’

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Satellites Can Now Identify Methane ‘Super-Emitters’

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

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

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Scientists closer to finding alien life after uncovering new 'telltale signs' of an inhabited planet

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Scientists closer to finding alien life after uncovering new 'telltale signs' of an inhabited planet

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Greenhouse gases can help us find advanced alien civilisations, scientists say

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Greenhouse gases can help us find advanced alien civilisations, scientists say

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UN flags 127 major climate-warming methane plumes this year

1 year, 4 months ago

UN flags 127 major climate-warming methane plumes this year

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

2 years, 5 months ago

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

The Independent

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

2 years, 5 months ago

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

Hindustan Times

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New Nasa tool detects ’super-emitters’ of methane from space

2 years, 5 months ago

New Nasa tool detects ’super-emitters’ of methane from space

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Satellite data finds landfills are methane ‘super emitters’

2 years, 7 months ago

Satellite data finds landfills are methane ‘super emitters’

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Satellite finds how landfills are 'super emitters' of greenhouse gas methane

2 years, 7 months ago

Satellite finds how landfills are 'super emitters' of greenhouse gas methane

Hindustan Times

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Covid lockdown did not slow down greenhouse gas emissions, methane levels surged

2 years, 9 months ago

Covid lockdown did not slow down greenhouse gas emissions, methane levels surged

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Climate change: Frightening IPCC report also holds the seeds of hope (Opinion)

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Climate change: Frightening IPCC report also holds the seeds of hope (Opinion)

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The search for the world's largest methane sources

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The search for the world's largest methane sources

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

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

Earth

Next-generation satellites can spot sources of greenhouse gases anywhere on Earth

5 years, 11 months ago

Next-generation satellites can spot sources of greenhouse gases anywhere on Earth

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Environmental Group Plans Methane-Tracking Satellite

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Environmental Group Plans Methane-Tracking Satellite

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If Donald Trump gets his way, world may not know if US emissions rise

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If Donald Trump gets his way, world may not know if US emissions rise

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Scientist Measures an Overlooked Greenhouse Gas

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Scientist Measures an Overlooked Greenhouse Gas

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Scientists Observe Carbon Dioxide on Planets Outside the Solar System for the First Time

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Scientists Observe Carbon Dioxide on Planets Outside the Solar System for the First Time

Carbon dioxide has been detected on a planet outside our solar system for the first time. The gas has been observed directly by the James Webb Space Telescope on four …

Wired

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Dutch scientists develop app to track global methane leaks

1 month, 1 week ago

Dutch scientists develop app to track global methane leaks

Dutch scientists have launched a new app that utilizes satellite data to detect and map methane leaks worldwide, providing a critical tool for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions. The app, developed …

NL Times

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Hyderabad tops Indian cities in methane emissions

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hyderabad tops Indian cities in methane emissions

HYDERABAD: It is an odourless, colourless and volatile gas. And Hyderabad tops a list of large cities in India that produces this gas — methane — which is also recognised …

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U.S. emissions stagnate in 2024, challenging climate goals: study

2 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. emissions stagnate in 2024, challenging climate goals: study

U.S. greenhouse gas emissions barely decreased in 2024, leaving the world's largest economy off track to achieve its climate goals, according to an analysis released Thursday, as the incoming Trump …

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Major progress made toward carbon targets

2 months, 4 weeks ago

Major progress made toward carbon targets

Workers assemble electric cars at a Volkswagen plant in Hefei, Anhui province, in September. The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, based in Helsinki, Finland, has published for …

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Harmful gas billowing from Texas and New Mexico comes mostly from smaller leaks, researchers say

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Harmful gas billowing from Texas and New Mexico comes mostly from smaller leaks, researchers say

The blob on the satellite image is a rainbow of colors. In the 75,000-square-mile Permian Basin straddling Texas and New Mexico, the most productive oil and gas region in the …

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The Arctic is changing. And not for the better, scientists say

3 months, 3 weeks ago

The Arctic is changing. And not for the better, scientists say

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Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Good or bad, the United Nations climate negotiations process itself became the focus of the international talks that aim to curb warming from coal, oil and natural …

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Frustration grows over fossil fuel influence at U.N. climate talks

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Frustration grows over fossil fuel influence at U.N. climate talks

People protesting fossil fuels hold up signs at the COP29 climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Friday. Catherine Abreu, director of the International Climate Politics Hub, suggested that there should …

LA Times

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Amid Earth’s heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Amid Earth’s heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons more carbon dioxide into the air by burning fossil fuels than it …

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Global CO2 emissions to hit record high in 2024, report says

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Global CO2 emissions to hit record high in 2024, report says

* Global CO2 emissions to hit record high in 2024, report says Emissions from fossil fuels to rise nearly 1% to 37.4 bln T * Severe wildfires fuel 13.5% surge …

Hindustan Times

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COP29: Planet-heating pollution to hit all-time high, dashing hopes it would start to drop in 2024

4 months, 3 weeks ago

COP29: Planet-heating pollution to hit all-time high, dashing hopes it would start to drop in 2024

CNN — Global levels of planet-heating pollution from fossil fuels will hit record levels this year, according to new projections, dashing hopes 2024 would be the year they plateau or …

CNN

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When will greenhouse gas emissions finally peak? Could be soon

4 months, 3 weeks ago

When will greenhouse gas emissions finally peak? Could be soon

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2015-2024 declared hottest decade ever as COP29 kicks off in Baku

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2015-2024 declared hottest decade ever as COP29 kicks off in Baku

As COP29 convenes, the global community is met with a dire warning from the UN’s World Meteorological Organization. The WMO’s State of the Climate 2024 Update issued a red alert, …

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Emissions accounting system a must to transition

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Emissions accounting system a must to transition

The central departments have recently vowed to improve the carbon emissions accounting system, which collects, monitors, processes and manages carbon emissions data. It involves hardware such as portable carbon emissions …

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"Alarm bells ringing" as report finds greenhouse gas emissions growing faster than ever

5 months ago

"Alarm bells ringing" as report finds greenhouse gas emissions growing faster than ever

The World Meteorological Organization, released its annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin earlier this week, reporting that humans are emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at a faster rate than ever before, …

Salon

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'Words fail': WMO report finds CO2 accumulating at record levels

5 months ago

'Words fail': WMO report finds CO2 accumulating at record levels

Climate-heating carbon dioxide is accumulating in the atmosphere more rapidly than at any time since humans evolved. "Greenhouse gas pollution at these levels will guarantee a human and economic trainwreck …

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Earth is becoming ‘increasingly uninhabitable,’ scientists warn

5 months ago

Earth is becoming ‘increasingly uninhabitable,’ scientists warn

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Greenhouse Gas Levels Soar to Record, Warns WMO

5 months, 1 week ago

Greenhouse Gas Levels Soar to Record, Warns WMO

Greenhouse gas levels hit record highs in 2023, with annual mean CO2 levels soaring by 2.3 PPM. This is the twelfth consecutive year of increasing CO2 levels, and the year …

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Researchers work to reduce emissions in dairy industry

5 months, 4 weeks ago

Researchers work to reduce emissions in dairy industry

Editor's note: China Daily is publishing a series illustrating the country's efforts to achieve its carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals. LIAN ZHEN/XINHUA With China's appetite for milk showing no …

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Cattle breathalyser captures burps to track emissions, battle climate change

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Cattle breathalyser captures burps to track emissions, battle climate change

The agriculture industry is the third largest source of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions, however, new technology could help cattle farmers reduce their impact by "breathalysing" their herds. "Every single breath …

ABC

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Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars and people are mostly to blame

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars and people are mostly to blame

The amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, helping to turbocharge climate change, a new study finds. “Methane is a …

Associated Press

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Researchers warn methane emissions ‘rising faster than ever’

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Researchers warn methane emissions ‘rising faster than ever’

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 …

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

6 months, 3 weeks ago

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

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 …

LA Times

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Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars and people are mostly to blame

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars and people are mostly to blame

The amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, helping to turbocharge climate change, a new study finds. Tuesday’s study finds …

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Amazon rainforest stores carbon for the world, but this carbon sink is at risk, a study finds

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Amazon rainforest stores carbon for the world, but this carbon sink is at risk, a study finds

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Carbon emissions of biomass burning quantified

7 months, 4 weeks ago

Carbon emissions of biomass burning quantified

A groundbreaking study by the Aerospace Information Research Institute with the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed the staggering carbon footprint of global vegetation fires. The research, published in the …

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Initial observations key to better weather forecasts: MoES Secretary

7 months, 4 weeks ago

Initial observations key to better weather forecasts: MoES Secretary

There can be better weather predictions on the land and in the oceans provided the initial observations like dynamics of energy movement, wind at different time scales apart from temperature, …

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Biomass burning causes 2.59b tons of carbon emission per year

7 months, 4 weeks ago

Biomass burning causes 2.59b tons of carbon emission per year

The Aerospace Information Research Institute at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has quantified the carbon emissions caused by biomass burning worldwide since 2020 and established a database. The research results …

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

8 months ago

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

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, …

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July 22, 2024, Was Hottest Day On Record, NASA Report Matches Copernicus Analysis

8 months ago

July 22, 2024, Was Hottest Day On Record, NASA Report Matches Copernicus Analysis

Hottest Day In History: NASA's latest analysis of global daily temperature data reveals that July 22, 2024, was the hottest day ever recorded. FACT CHECK | 2024 Is Not Hotter …

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Methane leaking out of old mining site in Dharawal National Park near Sydney that closed decades ago

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Methane leaking out of old mining site in Dharawal National Park near Sydney that closed decades ago

In the heart of what appears to be a pristine national park, a greenhouse gas is leaking out of an underground coal mine more than 30 years after it was …

ABC

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NASA's alien-hunting telescope could find an inhabited planet by 2050, scientist claims

9 months ago

NASA's alien-hunting telescope could find an inhabited planet by 2050, scientist claims

NASA is set to launch an 'alien-hunting' telescope that experts believe will uncover an inhabited planet by 2050. Dr Jessie Christiansen, a chief scientist for NASA, is sure HWO will …

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NASA JPL team hopes to give greenhouse gas-monitoring satellite ‘unprecedented’ vision

9 months ago

NASA JPL team hopes to give greenhouse gas-monitoring satellite ‘unprecedented’ vision

It was almost 10 years ago when Andrew Thorpe received a text from the crew flying overhead in a small aircraft: They had spotted a new methane hot spot. “There’s …

LA Times

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The health impact of living near a fossil gas leak

9 months, 2 weeks ago

The health impact of living near a fossil gas leak

The health impact of living near a fossil gas leak Getty Images Leaked methane is helping scientists map toxic threats to health. Getty Images Research suggests air pollution from various …

BBC

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United by common challenges

10 months, 1 week ago

United by common challenges

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY China and the US can work together to reduce methane emissions while ensuring global food security To limit global warming, it is essential to curb methane emissions, …

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James Webb Telescope discovers super-Earth outside the Solar System

10 months, 3 weeks ago

James Webb Telescope discovers super-Earth outside the Solar System

The James Webb Telescope has delivered exactly what it was intended for. The world's most powerful observatory has detected atmospheric gases on a planet outside the Solar System, which has …

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Earth observation data to drive $3 trillion in economic benefits by 2030: WEF

10 months, 4 weeks ago

Earth observation data to drive $3 trillion in economic benefits by 2030: WEF

Earth observation has the potential to drive over $3 trillion in cumulative economic benefits globally by 2030, while also advancing a wide range of climate and nature solutions, a new …

Hindustan Times

Global India Climate Data

Forget Mars, are there aliens on… K2-18b? Discovery of planet twice as big as Earth emitting gas 'only produced by life' sparks huge excitement among astronomers

11 months, 1 week ago

Forget Mars, are there aliens on… K2-18b? Discovery of planet twice as big as Earth emitting gas 'only produced by life' sparks huge excitement among astronomers

Astronomers could finally show that alien life does exist on a distant planet following observations today. Planet K2-18b – which is more than twice as big as Earth and 120 …

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Heat-trapping carbon dioxide and methane levels in the air last year spiked to record highs again

11 months, 4 weeks ago

Heat-trapping carbon dioxide and methane levels in the air last year spiked to record highs again

The levels of the crucial heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere reached historic highs last year, growing at near-record fast paces, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “Methane’s …

Associated Press

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Sensor network shows EVs are reducing CO2 emissions in the Bay Area. Is it enough?

1 year ago

Sensor network shows EVs are reducing CO2 emissions in the Bay Area. Is it enough?

A network of air monitors installed in Northern California has provided scientists with some of the first measurable evidence quantifying how much electric vehicles are shrinking the carbon footprint of …

LA Times

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Exploding craters and overflowing landfills are unexpected sources of methane

1 year ago

Exploding craters and overflowing landfills are unexpected sources of methane

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 …

BBC

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Methane is seeping out of US landfills at rates higher than previously thought, scientists say

1 year ago

Methane is seeping out of US landfills at rates higher than previously thought, scientists say

CNN — Garbage piling up in landfills isn’t just an eyesore, it’s also a climate nightmare, belching out large amounts of planet-warming methane gas. “Those types of measurements really are …

CNN

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Astronomers looking for space gas accidentally find 49 new galaxies

1 year ago

Astronomers looking for space gas accidentally find 49 new galaxies

Stars are born from huge clouds of mostly hydrogen gas floating in space. Recently, my colleagues and I were using a telescope like this – a radio telescope called MeerKAT, …

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US energy industry methane emissions are triple what government thinks, study finds

1 year ago

US energy industry methane emissions are triple what government thinks, study finds

American oil and natural gas wells, pipelines and compressors are spewing three times the amount of the potent heat-trapping gas methane as the government thinks, causing $9.3 billion in yearly …

Associated Press

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Methane emissions from energy sector rose in 2023: IEA

1 year ago

Methane emissions from energy sector rose in 2023: IEA

“Planet-heating methane released by the fossil fuel industry rose to near record highs in 2023 despite technology available to curb this pollution at virtually no cost,” the International Energy Agency …

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