Sea ice and wildfires may be more interconnected than previously thought, according to new research out today in Science Advances.
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Japan's agricultural sector produced 32.3 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions in 2022, accounting for 2.8% of the country's total emissions. Nearly a quarter of that stems from enteric fermentation within livestock. ...
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Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have shown that recent record-breaking increases in the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gas methane can be explained by year-on-year changes ...
Environment
Jun 30, 2022
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A new Imperial analysis has found that biogas and biomethane, while more climate friendly, leak more than twice as much methane as previously thought.
Environment
Jun 17, 2022
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The results of a first-of-its-kind study to quantify greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers were released today, providing actionable data for the LNG shipping industry on methane emissions. ...
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Jun 14, 2022
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A team of scientists have used satellite data to detect methane plumes from an offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico. This is the first time that individual methane plumes from offshore platforms have been mapped from space.
Environment
Jun 10, 2022
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During heavy storms, the normally stratified layers of water in ocean fjords get mixed, which leads to oxygenation of the fjord floor. But these storm events also result in a spike in methane emissions from fjords to the ...
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May 27, 2022
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Each year, humans across the globe produce billions of tons of solid waste. Roughly 70% of this refuse ends up deposited in landfills, where it slowly decays. Yet, what may seem an inert accumulation of useless debris, is ...
Ecology
Apr 15, 2022
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For the second year running, US scientists observed record increases in the atmospheric concentration of the potent greenhouse gas methane, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Thursday.
Environment
Apr 7, 2022
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In the past 50 years, the Arctic region has been warming three times faster than the average rate of global warming. This warming thaws the permafrost, the permanently frozen Arctic soil. New research published in Nature ...
Environment
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