A New Podcast From New York Magazine, Part Two

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Methane traps more heat than carbon dioxide, around 80 times more over the short term. Scientists don't know where all the methane is coming from but they're prety sure a lot of it can be tracked down to super emitters like frackers. Unexplainable looks at how scientists use remote sensing and drones to find these leaks.

Methane traps more than 80 times as much heat as CO2 over the short term. So we could make a real difference on climate change this decade if we could stop leaking so much methane into the atmosphere. But before researchers and regulators can figure out how to do that, the methane hunters need to find the leaks.

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