Some of the deepest parts of the Black Sea are still responding to the climate change demanded by the last ice age, scientists have discovered – a period that officially ended about 12,000 years ago. Analysis of gas hydrate deposits – in this case methane trapped by water molecules, in …
Read More »EPA finalizes reimbursement of Obama-era oil and gas methane emissions standards
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday reimbursed standards for methane emissions in the oil and gas industry and predicted similar actions for other pollutants. The two finalized rules unlock standards that specifically regulate methane emissions from oil and gas production, processing, transmission and storage. The agency’s rules also set …
Read More »First methane leak found on the Antarctic seabed confirms researchers’ fears
Scientists, for the first time, discovered an active leakage of methane gas from the seabed in Antarctica. It is a process that is likely to accelerate the process of global warming. The finding was published in the peer review. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Scientific journal on Tuesday. Methane …
Read More »As the planet approaches multiple climate tipping points, scientists identify the first active methane gas leak in Antarctica.
Scientists have first identified an active leakage of methane gas from the seabed in Antarctica, increasing the likelihood that the planet is near one of the “tipping points” that would put the impacts of global warming outside the control of humans. According to The Guardian, researchers led by Andrew Thurber …
Read More »The world needs more than new whoppers to solve its methane problem
We need less of these in the future.Photo: Justin Sullivan (fake pictures) Burger King has just released a Low methane whopper, made by changing the diets of the cows, with a super cringe ad campaign. It is intended to be a small solution to a serious problem: methane has a …
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