South Africa gas leak kills 17 as officials suggest illegal mining link
Johannesburg, South AfricaReuters The death toll from a leak of poisonous gas in a South African shantytown rose to 17 on Thursday, as officials suggested the accident was probably linked to illegal mining. Gauteng Province Premier Panyaza Lesufi, visiting the site of the disaster near Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, said investigations were under way to […]
Nord Stream rupture may mark biggest single methane release ever recorded – UN
Reuters The ruptures on the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline system under the Baltic Sea have led to what is likely the biggest single release of climate-damaging methane ever recorded, the United Nations Environment Programme said on Friday. A huge plume of highly concentrated methane, a greenhouse gas far more potent but shorter-lived than carbon […]
StrangeSights: Blowing up the house with a fly swatter; ‘Papillon’ returns home after 42 days on the run; and a new brew…for dogs
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…