A series of blasts on European energy infrastructure caused what might be the single largest release of methane in history.
The White House has denied any involvement in the suspected attack.. The explosions triggered four gas leaks at four locations — two in Denmark's exclusive economic zone and two in Sweden's exclusive economic zone.
Neither of the Nord Stream pipelines was transporting gas at the time of the blasts, although they both contained pressurized methane — a potent greenhouse gas.A satellite image of the Nord Stream leak in the Baltic Sea, captured on Sept. 26, 2022.Climate scientists described the shocking images of the methane erupting from the burst as a "reckless release" of greenhouse gas emissions that, if deliberate, "amounts to an environmental crime.
The Nord Stream gas pipelines have become a focal point of tensions between Russia and Europe in recent months, with Moscow accused of weaponizing gas supplies in a bid to gain sanctions relief amid its onslaught in Ukraine.Sweden's national security service said Thursday that detonations caused "extensive damage" to the pipelines and "strengthened suspicions of gross sabotage.
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