Russian Nord Stream gas ruptures leak  

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Created By Sweti 29 Sept 2022

Experts believe that the unproved explosions that occurred in these Nord Stream pipelines running from 

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Russia to Europe could release an "unprecedented" amount of methane, a greenhouse gas, 

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and could can be extremely damaging for the environment.

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More than 100,000 tonnes of natural gas are bubbling up on the shores of the Baltic Sea over a 1-kilometer (0.6-mile) area, 

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spilling into the sea as well as the air. About 90% of it is methane, 

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which is a greenhouse gas that has greater than 80x the warming capacity from carbon dioxide (CO2).

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This is similar to the notorious Aliso Canyon leak in the United States in 2016, that released 97,000 tons of methane into the air. 

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However, the difference was that this the leak was more gradual, taking place over a much longer time.

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