Posted on Sep 14, 2021
Life at 50C: The toxic flares fuelling climate change
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Joy and her family are among two million Nigerians living within 4km of a gas flare in Nigeria's oil-rich south.
Climate change has had a devastating impact on Nigeria. Fertile lands are turning into deserts in the north, while flash floods have become more common in the south.
The country's oil industry is making things worse as the practice of flaring - the burning of natural gas that is released when oil is extracted from the ground - is common despite its illegality. The practice is a major source of greenhouse gases and a contributor to climate change.
Climate change has had a devastating impact on Nigeria. Fertile lands are turning into deserts in the north, while flash floods have become more common in the south.
The country's oil industry is making things worse as the practice of flaring - the burning of natural gas that is released when oil is extracted from the ground - is common despite its illegality. The practice is a major source of greenhouse gases and a contributor to climate change.
Life at 50C: The toxic flares fuelling climate change
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Climate Change
Oil
Oil and Energy
Nigeria
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Hm, didn’t know it was illegal to not allow massive amounts of unburned hydrocarbons to be released into the atmosphere. Flares are all around in California, releasing methane is very bad, and would contribute immensely to climate change.
Maybe a bad edit, but it’s backwards, unless there’s some new data.
Maybe a bad edit, but it’s backwards, unless there’s some new data.
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