Revealed: the world’s worst mega-leaks of methane driving global heating

#environment #GPL #Industry #Waste #GasLeak #GlobalHeating #CH4 #Methane #Climate

The researchers said it was “maddening” that such easy action to fight the climate crisis was not being taken, and said people should be angry. Stopping the leaks can even be free, given that captured gas can be sold – methane is the “natural gas” that fires power stations.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/17/revealed-world-worst-methane-leaks-global-heating

Revealed: the world’s worst mega-leaks of methane driving global heating

Exclusive: Fixing a leak can be simple and equivalent to closing a coal power station, making lack of action maddening, say analysts

The Guardian
Emergency alert issued in Prince George, B.C. due to gas leak; residents told to evacuate
An emergency alert has been issued in Prince George due to a gas leak that officials say poses a threat to human life.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/prince-george-gas-leak-evacuation-emergency-alert-9.7129254?cmp=rss
Emergency alert issued in Prince George due to gas leak; residents told to evacuate
An emergency alert has been issued in Prince George due to a gas leak that officials say poses a threat to human life.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/prince-george-gas-leak-evacuation-emergency-alert-9.7129254?cmp=rss
Detecting Helium Leaks With Sound In A Physics-Based Sensor

Helium is inert, which makes it useful in a lot of different industries. But helium’s colorless and odorless non-reactivity also means traditional gas sensing methods don’t work. Specia…

Hackaday
Emergency in Nashua New Hampshire
#Emergency #alert #nashua #GasLeak

Loạt vụ nổ tại Bandar Abbas và Ahvaz (Iran) đã được chính phủ xác định nguyên nhân là do rò rỉ khí đốt, loại trừ khả năng bị phá hoại. Vụ việc khiến nhiều người bị thương, một số trong tình trạng nghiêm trọng. Cơ quan chức năng đang tiếp tục điều tra và xử lý hậu quả.
#Iran #BandarAbbas #Ahvaz #Explosion #GasLeak #TinTức #ThếGiới #TaiNan #RòRỉKhíĐốt #IranExplosion #TinTứcTứcThì

https://vietnamnet.vn/iran-xac-dinh-nguyen-nhan-cong-bo-thuong-vong-trong-loat-vu-no-rung-chuyen-2487003.html

Iran xác định nguyên nhân, công bố thương vong trong loạt vụ nổ rung chuyển

Chính phủ Iran tuyên bố nguyên nhân dẫn tới các vụ nổ ở Bandar Abbas và Ahvaz là do rò rỉ khí đốt, không phải hoạt động phá hoại có chủ đích.

Vietnamnet.vn

Residents living on and near Fifth Street, along with about 100 students and faculty at Island High School and the Alameda Child Development Center, were forced to evacuate during a gas leak on January 14. Ken Der talks with residents and shares a statement from PG&E's media representative about what happened. https://alamedapost.com/news/west-end-gas-leak-prompts-evacuations/

#alameda #AlamedaFireDepartment #GasLeak #PacificGasAndElectric

West End Gas Leak Prompts Evacuations - Alameda Post

Residents living on and near Fifth Street, along with about 100 students and faculty, were forced to evacuate during a large gas leak.

Alameda Post

“ ALAMEDA, Calif. (KGO) -- Fire officials are responding to a #gasleak in Alameda on Wednesday , Jan. 13,2026
The gas leak at the intersection of 5th and Pacific was caused by a third party construction crew, according to PG&E, saying "this incident is a third party dig in."

https://abc7news.com/post/evacuations-underway-crews-respond-gas-leak-alameda-officials-say/18403730/

Evacuations underway as crews respond to gas leak in Alameda, officials say

Fire officials are responding to a gas leak in Alameda on Wednesday as crews are evacuating the area, including students at Island High School.

A massive jet fire erupted at the Mori-5 gas well in Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema district after a gas leak on January 5, sending flames up to 20 metres high. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/andhra-gas-well-fire-expert-teams-arrive-from-delhi-mumbai-f3gcm39l?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #AndhraPradesh #GasWellFire #ONGC #GasLeak