Monster Methane Cloud Hovers Over Western U.S.

U.S.Sputnik News ^ | 12-30-14 | Raisa Camargo

[dalereed]

Not mine I burn mine off when the bubbles break in the bathtub!

[Defiant]

Oh noes, we’re all gonna die!!!

Country Joe, is that you? :)

/ obscure reference

[justlurking]

How many parts per million is the methane hullabaloo all about?

It's actually parts per BILLION. See my post #28 above.

[glorgau]

The other “hot spot” on that map is in the Southern end of California’s Central valley. So, yes, it could be a giant cow fart.

[Red Boots]

Me, too. If it is caused by natural gas extraction, why don’t we see it everywhere there are big gas fields? There is no hint of a similar spot anywhere else as far as I can tell, and that part of New Mexico doesn’t have radically more gas wells than any other area to my knowledge.

If wells, or formations were leaking that much, operators would surely have some hint.

[hosepipe]

Damn we have to call off the new ICE AGE...

[P-Marlowe]

Somehow “Giant” and “Delaware Sized” seem to be incongruous.

[Starstruck]

Well if your going to give the US an enema I think we’ve found the spot.

[Mount Athos]

culprit found:

[Bryanw92]

Smug Alert! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWViRStTW5w

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Methane is considered to be twenty times more harmful a greenhouse gas than carbon-dioxide.

Yeah but it makes up 0.00017% of the earths atmosphere which liberals always seem to conveniently not mention.

[justlurking]

Yep, it’s gone.

I didn't know what you meant, but I see that the moderator has deleted my posting. I don't know why, unless it's because I inline'd a Washington Post graphic.

Here's the original article, where you can see the complete article that contains the graphic:

Methane plume in N.M.

[BerryDingle]

Monster Methane Cloud Inside Whitehouse

[samtheman]

I guess nasa got interested in methane emissions as part of their new muslim outreach prime directive. How much methane is emitted in a heads-down-buttocks-up “prayer” session?

[Trteamer]

Thanks! Parts per BILLION. Oh My God!

[moose07]

Parts per Billion....
The concentration in a football stadium is probably higher ,during a game.

[Uncle Miltie]

He who smelt it dealt it.

[Salgak]

So ?? Send up a sounding rocket with a payload of powdered magnesium, and light that sucker up. . . .

[Trteamer]

Thank you for the great laugh!

[mountainlion]

Michelle Obama was out west recently..

Which state was forced to take her 40 pounds of liposuction fat?