Methane Links

Microbes reduce methane coming from Amsterdam's canals

How we measure the effects of methane matters for climate policy

New tools will yield better estimates of methane emissions from permafrost

Promising results from Ireland's first large-scale measurement of methane emissions in beef cattle

Trees are biggest methane 'vents' in wetland areas – even when they're dry

PULSE by GHGSat, A free-to-use, high-resolution map of methane around the world

Satellite reveals Australian coal mines emit much more methane than expected based on national reporting

Market forces halved methane emissions from Uinta Basin oil and gas wells; but that's not the whole story

Satellites detect large methane emissions from Madrid landfills

Methane's short lifespan presents golden opportunity to quickly address climate change

Why the Global Methane Pledge is a big deal for the climate

Satellites used to track methane leaks in climate fight

Permafrost: a ticking carbon time bomb

Methane plume above New Mexico gas wells spotted from space

Canada pledges action on methane as momentum builds for COP26

Ocean stratification and sea-ice cover in Barents and Kara seas modulate sea-air methane flux: satellite data

Literature review: Ten years of research on oil and gas industry's methane and health-damaging air pollutant emissions

Phytoplankton photosynthesis: an unexplored source of biogenic methane emission from oxic environments

Biden urges countries to slash methane emissions 30%: Why it's crucial for protecting climate and health

The definitive CO2/CH4 comparison post

Deglacial bottom water warming intensified Arctic methane seepage in the NW Barents Sea

Methane-Derived Authigenic Carbonates on the Seafloor of the Laptev Sea Shelf

NASA at your table: Where food meets methane

High methane emissions found from composting digested food waste

Thawing permafrost releases greenhouse gas from depth

New methane concentration technologies for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions

Giant extrachromosomal elements found in methane-metabolizing archaea

Peatland fires reduce future methane production in peat soils

Satellite images reveal where large amounts of methane are being released in Permian Basin

Cow masks? Agricultural company tries methane-absorbing wearable device

Research team publishes groundbreaking methane synthesis discovery

Amazon hydropower plant contributes significant greenhouse emissions: study

Ethane proxies for methane in oil and gas emissions

Mapping methane sources in Paris

Geochemical study confirms cause of end-Permian mass extinction event

Complex ecosystem changes cause more greenhouse gases to be emitted from peatlands

Microbes in ocean play important role in moderating Earth's temperature

Study shows how permafrost releases methane in the warming Arctic

A tale of frozen landscapes is also an urgent call to action

Urgent steps must be taken to reduce methane emissions, new report says

Lightning and subvisible discharges produce molecules that clean the atmosphere

Methane release rapidly increases in the wake of the melting ice sheets

Tropical lakes may emit more methane

Carbon Mapper

Scientists first study composition of pore waters in methane cold seep of Eastern Arctic seas

Climate-friendly microbes chomp dead plants without releasing heat-trapping methane

In calculating the social cost of methane, equity matters

Half of global methane emissions come from aquatic ecosystems—much of it human-made

In the deep sea, the last ice age is not yet over

Oil and natural gas production emit more methane than previously thought

Arctic methane release due to melting ice is likely to happen again

Feeding cows a few ounces of seaweed daily could sharply reduce their contribution to climate change

Modeling the probability of methane hydrate deposits on the seafloor

Natural geological methane emissions appear larger than expected

Monitoring methane emissions from gas pipelines

Coastal flooding enhances methane buildup in forests

Testing waters of East Siberian Arctic Ocean suggests origin of elevated methane is reservoir located in Laptev Sea

3-D model shows off the insides of a giant permafrost crater

Huge methane emission rise follows extreme rainfall in East Africa

Human activity caused the long-term growth of greenhouse gas methane

Methane emissions from coal mines are higher than previously thought

Methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells underestimated

Wetland methane cycling increased during ancient global warming event

Scientist shows global warming effect on greenhouse gas emissions in paddy soils

A groggy climate giant: subsea permafrost is still waking up after 12,000 years

The moon controls the release of methane in Arctic Ocean

Low oxygen levels in lakes and reservoirs may accelerate global change

Methane in tidal marshes

New study shows how methane breaks through icy barriers on the sea floor

Microbes might be gatekeepers of the planet's greatest greenhouse gas reserves

Microbes feeding on methane release arsenic into groundwater

Arctic tundra emits more methane during autumn freeze than spring thaw

Sicker livestock may increase climate woes

Rate prediction for homogeneous nucleation of methane hydrate

Massive release of methane gas from the seafloor discovered for the first time in the Southern Hemisphere

Methane: Emissions increase and it's not good news

Methane emissions from northern lakes are higher during the daytime

Q&A: Global methane emissions soaring, but how much was due to wetlands?

New study confirms extensive gas leaks in the North Sea

New Space satellite pinpoints industrial methane emissions

Active leak of sea-bed methane discovered in Antarctica for first time

Global methane emissions soar to record high

Quantifying methane emissions from the largest oil-producing basin in the United States from space

Global warming will cause ecosystems to produce more methane than first predicted

Feed additive reduces enteric methane emissions in dairy cows

New study reveals cracks beneath giant, methane gushing craters

Here be methane: Scientists investigate the origins of a gaping permafrost crater

Detecting methane emissions during COVID-19

New technique uses radar to gauge methane release from Arctic lakes

Degradation of sea ice in the Western Arctic facilitates methane transport from sub-seabed sediments to atmosphere: satellite data for 2003 -2019

Satellite data show 'highest emissions ever measured' from U.S. oil and gas operations

Water heaters' methane leaks are high, but fixable

Study shows global warming could push methane emissions from wetlands 50 to 80 percent higher

Offshore oil and gas platforms release more methane than previously estimated

COVID-19 policy could lead to a spike in methane emissions

Deep-sea worms and bacteria team up to harvest methane

Less ice, more methane from northern lakes: A result from global warming

New 3-D view of methane tracks sources

New technique for measuring greenhouse gas production from thawing permafrost

Computer model solves mystery of how gas bubbles build big methane hydrate deposits

Feed supplement for dairy cows cuts enteric methane emissions by 25%

Methane emitted by humans vastly underestimated, researchers find

NASA flights detect millions of Arctic methane hotspots

Study finds the fingerprint of paddy rice in atmospheric methane concentration dynamics

Researchers make critical advances in quantifying methane released from the Arctic Ocean

Airborne measurements point to low EPA methane estimates in south central US

Blue-green algae found to produce greenhouse gas methane

Trees and doodlebugs emit methane – the question is, how?

Methane leak visible from space

Methane hydrate emergence from Lake Baikal: direct observations, modelling, and hydrate footprints in seasonal ice cover

One-third of recent global methane increase comes from tropical Africa

Methane increase over the Barents and Kara seas after the autumn pycnocline breakdown: satellite observations

Technologies and scientific advances needed to track methane levels in atmosphere

Peatlands release more methane when disturbed by roads

Study shows lake methane emissions should prompt rethink on climate change

A third of California methane traced to a few super-emitters

Researchers find global ocean methane emissions dominated by shallow coastal waters

Controlling methane is a fast and critical way to slow global warming, say Princeton experts

Untapped resource, or greenhouse gas threat, found below rifting axis off Okinawa coast

Molecular dynamics simulation sheds new light on methane hydrate formation

Warm on top, cold below: Unexpected greenhouse gas effect in lakes

Why methane emissions matter to climate change: 5 questions answered

EPA plans to abandon regulations on methane emissions, reports say

Origin of massive methane reservoir identified

Offshore oil and gas rigs leak more greenhouse gas than expected

Methane emissions spike: Is there one main culprit?

New study: Fracking prompts global spike in atmospheric methane

Natural-gas leaks are important source of greenhouse gas emissions in Los Angeles

Study shows potential for reduced methane from cows

Scientists discover processes to lower methane emissions from animals

Methane emissions from oil and gas exploration are under-reported

Unexpected culprit—wetlands as source of methane

Rising methane may thwart efforts to avoid catastrophic climate change

Seaweed feed additive cuts livestock methane but poses questions

Team develops new method to gauge atmosphere's ability to clear methane, a potent greenhouse gas

Measuring methane from coal and gas in Pennsylvania informative

Berkeley lab project to pinpoint methane 'super emitters'

Influence of water column stratification and mixing patterns on the fate of methane produced in deep sediments of a small eutrophic lake

Unraveling the mystery of whether cows fart

Rewriting the textbook on fossil fuels: New technologies help unravel nature's methane recipes

Gas hydrate evolution in glaciated margins

Atmospheric Methane over Arctic Ocean Observed from Thermal IR Sounders AIRS and IASI

Bacteria that oxidizes methane found in common soil

The expanding universe of methane metabolisms in archaea

New key players in the methane cycle

Very strong atmospheric methane growth in the four years 2014‐2017 - Implications for the Paris Agreement

Sulfate geoengineering impact on methane transport and lifetime

The Role of Methane and Methane Hydrates in the Evolution of Global Climate

Early spring rain boosts methane from thawing permafrost by 30 percent

China's regulations unsuccessful in curbing methane emissions

Decreasing snow cover causes increasing methane production in frozen lakes

Methane beneath Greenland’s ice sheet is being released

New study first to predict which oil and gas wells are leaking methane

Accurate measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane mole fractions at the Siberian coastal site Ambarchik

How a termite's mound filters methane—and what it means for greenhouse gases

Volcanoes and glaciers combine as powerful methane producers

Reducing methane emissions can play a key role in reducing ozone worldwide

Study reconciles persistent gap in natural gas methane emissions measurements

Evidence of atmospheric response to methane emissions from the east Siberian arctic shelf

Across the Arctic, lakes are leaking dangerous greenhouse gases - and one lake is behaving very strangely

Methane's effects on sunlight vary by region

Seismic research cruise provides new data on US Atlantic margin gas hydrates

Trump eases US methane rules as Colorado says state's work

Methane hydrate dissociation off Spitsbergen not caused by climate change

'Abrupt thaw' of permafrost beneath lakes could significantly affect climate change models

Thanks to climate change and wetter weather, forest soils are absorbing less methane

Degrading plastics revealed as source of greenhouse gases

Atmospheric CH4 Levels Graph

Scientists take to the skies to measure emissions from Yorkshire moor fires

Climate change is making night-shining clouds more visible

The methane time bomb

Masses of methane from mud volcanoes

Researchers document widespread methane seeps off Oregon coast

More accurate estimates of methane emissions from dairy cattle developed

New research shows fertilization drives global lake emissions of greenhouse gases

Mechanisms initiating fluid migration at Snøhvit and Albatross fields, Barents Sea

Gas Hydrate Stability Zone of the Barents Sea and Kara Sea Region

Shallow carbon storage in ancient buried thermokarst in the South Kara Sea

CAMS ~ Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service

Amazon floodplain trees emit as much methane as all Earth’s oceans combined

Emerging role of wetland methane emissions in driving 21st century climate change

General:

How Bad of a Greenhouse Gas Is Methane?

Global warming potential

After 2000-era plateau, global methane levels hitting new highs

East Siberian Arctic Shelf - Articles

Methane release and coastal environment in the East Siberian Arctic shelf - N. Shakhova , et al. - 2006 [pdf]

Anomalies of methane in the atmosphere over the East Siberian shelf: Is there any sign of methane leakage from shallow shelf hydrates – N. Shakhova, et al. - 2008 [pdf]

The East Siberian Arctic Shelf: towards further assessment of permafrost-related methane fluxes and role of sea ice – N. Shakova, et al. – 2015 [pdf]

The origin of methane in the East Siberian Arctic Shelf unraveled with triple isotope analysis – C. J. Sapart, et al – 2017 [pdf]

Is the warming Arctic incubating a methane monster that could unleash mass extinction on Earth? - Ronald L. Shimek - 2016

Videos

Arctic Death Spiral and the Methane Time Bomb - The Syndicate.Info – 2013 [Video]