Methane News

Articles, resources, and announcements from Methane.

Image of a methane plume overlaid on a topo map; highest methane concentrations are in southeast corner (yellow area); rest of plume is low concentrations (purple)

New NASA EMIT Data Tutorials: Working with Methane Data

New data tutorials are available for working with methane data from NASA's Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) mission.

News

Apr 10, 2024

NASA EMIT Mapping Methane Plumes: Data Tutorial Workshop

This 2-hour virtual workshop on March 14, 2024, demonstrates how to use methane data products from NASA's Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) mission.

Event

Feb 7, 2024

This map from the global inventory of methane emissions from fuel exploitation (GFEI) shows methane emissions from natural gas exploitation. Darker colors indicate more methane emissions.

Mapping Methane Emissions from Fossil Fuel Exploitation

Scientists map 97 million metric tons of methane emissions from the exploitation of oil, natural gas, and coal.

Feature Article

Jan 31, 2022

Image of a landfill before infrastructure improvements reduced methane emissions.

From Cow Manure to Landfills: Mapping Methane in California

The Methane Source Finder project mapped potential sources of methane in California and developed new technologies to make remote sensing data of methane emissions readily available.

Feature Article

Jun 17, 2021