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Nord Stream gas ruptures could leak 'unprecedented' amount of this potent greenhouse gas

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By Christian Edwards, CNN Experts say that the unexplained explosions in the Nord Stream pipelines running from Russia to Europe could release an “unprecedented” amount of the greenhouse gas methane and be enormously damaging to the climate.

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11 articles, oldest first.

  1. Deutsche Welle

    What does the Nord Stream pipeline gas leak mean for the environment? | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is spewing into the atmosphere after Nord Stream pipeline explosions. Here's what we know so far about what that means for the climate.

  2. The Guardian

    Nord Stream gas leaks may be biggest ever, with warning of ‘large climate risk’ (opens The Guardian)

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    ‘Colossal amount’ of leaked methane, twice initial estimates, is equivalent to third of Denmark’s annual CO2 emissions or 1.3m cars

  3. Slate Magazine

    The Real Dangers of the Nord Stream Pipeline Leaks (opens Slate Magazine)

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    This could have significant ramifications for Europe’s winter.

  4. France 24

    'Disturbing' Nord Stream leaks show danger of global methane emissions (opens France 24)

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    Planet-heating methane spewing into the atmosphere from the damaged Nord Stream pipelines only has a modest impact on climate change, say scientists, but sharply highlights the risks of fossil-fuel driven…

  5. Local News 8

    Nord Stream gas ruptures could leak 'unprecedented' amount of this potent greenhouse gas (opens Local News 8)

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    By Christian Edwards, CNN Experts say that the unexplained explosions in the Nord Stream pipelines running from Russia to Europe could release an “unprecedented” amount of the greenhouse gas methane and be enormously damaging to the climate.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Experts warn of 'unprecedented' methane leak | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    A fourth leak is detected in the ruptured Nord Stream pipelines, and gas continues to escape into the Baltic Sea. Scientists say it could be the biggest methane leak on record. Sascha Müller-Kraenner of the NGO Environmental Action Germany speaks to DW.

  7. Science Alert

    Experts Estimate The Scale of The Nord Stream Pipelines Methane Leak (opens Science Alert)

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    Planet-heating methane spewing into the atmosphere from the damaged Nord Stream pipelines only has a modest impact on climate change, say scientists, but sharply highlights the risks of fossil-fuel-driven greenhouse gas emissions.

  8. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Record methane leak flows from damaged Baltic Sea pipelines (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Methane leaking from the damaged Nord Stream pipelines is likely to be the biggest burst of the potent greenhouse gas on record, by far.

  9. Al Jazeera

    Nord Stream pipeline leaks are ‘catastrophic for the climate’ (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Methane leakage is likely to be biggest burst of the potent gas on record in one of the most polluted bodies of water.

  10. Insider

    The Nord Stream pipeline methane gas leak could be one of the largest and pose a huge climate change risk, experts say (opens Insider)

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    It is too soon to know how the Nord Stream pipeline leak will affect the climate, but methane is a potent greenhouse gas.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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