A @NASA instrument aboard the International Space Station has found plumes of methane coming from human activities. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, and finding leaks means they can be fixed.

Here are three “super-emitters” of interest ⬇️ In Turkmenistan, the EMIT instrument identified a group of 12 methane plumes from oil and gas infrastructure. These are leaking 111,000 pounds (50,400 kilograms) per hour, in total. Some plumes stretch more than 20 miles (32 kilometers) long.

The #COVID19 pandemic slowed fossil fuel use but didn’t really impact the amount of CO₂ in the atmosphere. Why is that?

We have a short explainer for you! Overall, the temporary reduction in greenhouse gas emissions was too small and too brief to have a big impact on the atmosphere.

The year 2021 tied for sixth warmest year on record, continuing a long-term upward trend since 1880 due to human activities, like burning fossil fuels. The temp record takes in millions of observations from various instruments around the globe: climate.nasa.gov/news/3140/2021… We've increased Earth's global average temperature by about 1°C (2°F), which might not seem like much. But think of it like raising your body temperature by 1°, which can lead to a fever; 5° will land you in the hospital. Even a 1° increase on our planet has severe consequences.