Pipeline Explosion May Be Single Biggest Methane Leak in History
A leak from the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea on Wednesday, September 28.Photo: Swedish Coast Guard (AP)The war between Europe and Russia may be responsible for a new horror: a shockingly large release of damaging greenhouse gas.Earlier this week, three leaks in two natural gas pipelines, the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, in the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Poland were discovered by officials, with monitoring stations logging big spikes in methane from the leaks. On Thursday, Swedish officials said that they…