http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/14/1336495/-NASA-Methane-hot-spot-in-U-S-is-triple-the-size-of-previous-estimates?detail=email
We have a huge problem folks. (Natural Gas leaks are the problem. This is before the Fracking boom.)
One small “hot spot” in the U.S. Southwest is responsible for producing
the largest concentration of the greenhouse gas methane seen over the
United States – more than triple the standard ground-based estimate --
according to a new study of satellite data by scientists at NASA and the
University of Michigan.
Methane is very efficient at trapping heat in the atmosphere and,
like carbon dioxide, it contributes to global warming. The hot spot,
near the Four Corners intersection of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and
Utah, covers only about 2,500 square miles (6,500 square kilometers), or
half the size of Connecticut.
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