Yes. News story below says a NASA satellite has detected large amounts of natural gas leakage in Turkmenistan.
From the article…
Methane leaks alone from Turkmenistan’s two main fossil fuel fields caused more global heating in 2022 than the entire carbon emissions of the United Kingdom, satellite data has revealed.
Emissions of the potent greenhouse gas from the oil- and gas-rich country are “mind-boggling,” and an “infuriating” problem that should be easy to fix, experts have told the Guardian.
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Turkmenistan is where the Darvaza crater is located. It has been on fire since the 1970s and keeps burning.
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There might be some good news, however. As posted by Pucksfool here last month, methane may be less significant of a greenhouse gas than previously thought.
- Pete