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methane

[meth-eyn, mee-theyn] / ˈmɛθ eɪn, ˈmi θeɪn /
NOUN
marsh gas
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Imports from countries such as Trinidad and Tobago, for example, have a methane intensity four times higher than Pennsylvania-produced natural gas.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Tools such as CalEnviroScreen or PSE’s methane risk map can help people locate pollution sources, toxic facilities and other threats in their area.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

In addition to methane, the observations also hinted at the presence of ammonia and carbon dioxide.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

"When we compared the spectra during the transit to the baseline, we saw that the atmosphere blocked the wavelengths of starlight absorbed by methane," Bello-Arufe said.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

The lightweight hydrogen gas should, because of Titan’s low gravity, rapidly escape to space by a violent process known as “blowoff,” which should carry the methane and other atmospheric constituents with it.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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