flaring

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Flaring operations often coincide with large releases of methane, a gas with 80 times the global-warming potential of carbon dioxide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Flaring up and disappearing within milliseconds, FRBs are brief, powerful radio blasts that generate more energy in one quick burst than our sun emits in an entire year.

From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2024

Flaring of natural gas is the "wasteful" burning of excess gas released during oil production.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2022

Flaring last year released 400 million tonnes of greenhouse gases globally, according to the World Bank, and researchers have warned of health problems from cancer to respiratory disease associated with the practice.

From Reuters • Jun. 17, 2022

Flaring rage still consumed him, and he peered intently at every shadow.

From The Lost Wagon by Kjelgaard, James Arthur