CLIMATE CHANGE: Methane, Wildfires, Melting Ice
Periodically we share the latest climate change news with you. Today we’re covering fires in Australia, a methane leak in Ohio, and lots of melting ice. Natural Gas Blowout in Ohio Released Huge Amounts of MethaneIn February 2018, a blowout at a natural gas well in rural Ohio forced nearby residents to evacuate, but the incident received little national attention at the time. A new analysis of satellite data shows that the leak was far more significant than previously thought. In just 20 days, the damaged well platform spewed an estimated 60 kilotons of the potent planet-warming gas methane into … Read more