NASA Finds a Delaware-Sized Methane "Hot Spot" In the Southwest

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday October 9, 2014 @07:08PM from the it's-getting-hot-in-here dept.

merbs writes According to new satellite research from scientists at NASA and the University of Michigan this "hot spot" 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." It covers 2,500 square miles, about the size of Delaware. It is so big that scientists initially thought it was a mistake in their instruments. "We didn't focus on it because we weren't sure if it was a true signal or an instrument error," NASA's Christian Frankenberg said in a statement.

1 of 213 comments (clear)

Min score:

Reason:

Sort:

Re:Proper link by Jane+Q.+Public · 2014-10-10 04:38 · Score: 1, Troll

Link to a proper article about it. http://news.agu.org/press-rele...

Are either of those articles "proper"? Everything they say about methane presents it in a way that shows the largest possible, most scare-mongering numbers.

They fail to mention that "3 times" the normal atmospheric concentration is still only 0.0000054.