Energy & Science
Powerful Clouds of Methane Spotted in Alabama Coal Country
The potent greenhouse gas was observed by satellite near a coal basin that’s been active for more than a century.
Plumes of the invisible greenhouse gas methane spotted by satellite since mid-February over Alabama.
Source: Kayrros SAS
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Powerful clouds of the greenhouse gas methane have been observed by satellite near a coal-mining basin in Alabama, highlighting an often overlooked climate impact from the dirtiest fossil fuel.
Since mid-February at least three plumes were observed by the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-5P satellite that originated near the Black Warrior Basin, according to an analysis of the data from Kayrros SAS. The plumes could have been generated by multiple sources, the geoanalytics firm said.