Quantifying Methane Emissions From United States Landfills
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adi7735 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #aerial #remotesensing #earthobservation #methane #US #USA #landfill #landfills #emission #solidwaste #waste #anthropogenic #climatechange #greehousegas #imaging #spectrometers #spatialanalysis #systematic #monitoring #measurements #exceedance #wastemanagement #mitigation #engineering #AVIRIS

New Explanation For Siberia’s Permafrost Craters
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https://news.agu.org/press-release/new-yamal-craters-explanation/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL108987 <-- shared paper
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"KEY POINTS
• Surface ice-melt water can migrate downward driven by the osmotic pressure associated with a cryopeg, a lens of salty water below
• Overpressure can cause the frozen soil to crack resulting in mechanical explosion.."
#permafrost #hydrates # Russia #YamalPeninsula #BatagaikaCrater #Siberia #climatechange #geomorphology #mechanism #process #climatechange #methane #thawing #frozen #soil #Yamal #Taymyr #cryopeg #ice #water #hydrology #infiltration #osmotic #pumping #explosion #greehousegas

New Hydrothermal Field In The Arctic Has Intense Geological Activity
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https://www.earth.com/news/knipovich-ridge-new-hydrothermal-field-arctic-intense-geological-activity/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-60802-3 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #hydrothermal #KnipovichRidge #arctic #geology #Svalbard #Norway #arctic #ArcticOcean #marine #life #biodiversity #ecosystem #minerals #geochemistry #climatechange #methane #co2 #magma #tectonics #blacksmokers #metals #JøtulField #Jøtul #greehousegas #chemosynthesis