Methane
Gas Leak Spews 150 Million Pounds of Methane into Atmosphere
In California, state officials are warning of ecological disaster as a runaway natural gas leak from a storage facility in the hills above Los Angeles … Gas Leak Spews 150 Million Pounds of Methane into AtmosphereRead more
Seafloor Methane Begins to Melt Off Washington State Coast
Warming of the Pacific Ocean off Washington state could destabilize methane deposits on the seafloor and trigger a release of the greenhouse gas to the … Seafloor Methane Begins to Melt Off Washington State CoastRead more
Methane is leaking from permafrost offshore Siberia
Yamal Peninsula in Siberia has recently become world famous. Spectacular sinkholes, appeared as out of nowhere in the permafrost of the area, sparking the speculations … Methane is leaking from permafrost offshore SiberiaRead more
Reservoirs May Produce 20 Times More Methane Than Normal During Water ‘Drawdown’
Typically, at moderate sizes, power generated by dams and reservoirs is considered “green.” However, a new study from Washington State University has found that during … Reservoirs May Produce 20 Times More Methane Than Normal During Water ‘Drawdown’Read more
Hundreds of sea-floor methane plumes spotted by sonar
Plumes of bubbles streaming from hundreds of newly discovered sea-floor seeps between North Carolina and Massachusetts are likely to contain methane and could be adding … Hundreds of sea-floor methane plumes spotted by sonarRead more
How much methane came out of that hole in Siberia?
Siberia has explosion holes in it that smell like methane, and there are newly found bubbles of methane in the Arctic Ocean. As a result, … How much methane came out of that hole in Siberia?Read more
News
Gas Leak The French energy company Total estimates that its North Sea Elgin field gas well is leaking about 200,000 cubic meters of natural gas … NewsRead more
Methane Releases From Arctic Shelf
The permafrost of the East Siberian Arctic Shelf (an area of about 2 million kilometers squared) is more porous than previously thought. The ocean on … Methane Releases From Arctic ShelfRead more
Permafrost causes increased methane emission
Carbon Dioxide and Methane level rose sharply in 2007. Last year alone global levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, the primary driver of global climate change, … Permafrost causes increased methane emissionRead more