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Hundreds of methane super-sources pinpointed in satellite data

Algorithm homes in on wetlands and industrial sites linked to high emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas.
A flare burns off gases in the background as oil pumpjacks operate in the foreground at dusk

Methane and other gases are burnt off in the Permian Basin in Texas, an oil and natural-gas production area flagged by an algorithm for its large methane emissions. Credit: David Goldman/Associated Press/Alamy

An automated method can sniff out places that are emitting large amounts of methane, a heat-trapping gas1.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-03143-5

References

  1. Vanselow, S. et al. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 24, 10441–10473 (2024).

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