Methane (US: MEH-thayn, UK: MEE-thayn) is a chemical compound with the chemical formula CH4 (one carbon atom bonded to four hydrogen atoms). It is a group-14 hydride, the simplest alkane, and the main constituent of natural gas. The relative abundance of methane on Earth makes it an economically attractive fuel, although capturing and storing it poses technical challenges due to its gaseous state under normal conditions for temperature and pressure.
Naturally occurring methane is found both below ground and under the seafloor and is formed by both geological and biological processes. The largest reservoir of methane is under the seafloor in the form of methane clathrates. When methane reaches the surface and the atmosphere, it is known as atmospheric methane.The Earth's atmospheric methane concentration has increased by about 160% since 1750—with the overwhelming percentage caused by human activity and accounted for 20% of the total radiative forcing from all of the long-lived and globally mixed greenhouse gases, according to the 2021 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report.Methane has also been detected on other planets, including Mars, which has implications for astrobiology research.
Huu ni muendelezo wa Makala zangu za Kushauriana / Kuulizana na nyie Wadau.., Ni Nishati gani Safi ya Kupikia na ya Gharama nafuu kwa Mazingira ya Tanzania; Binafsi nikaja na jibu la Umeme na kuelezea kama hizo nyuzi mbili zinavyojieleza...
Watanzania wameonekana kuunga mkono kwa kiasi kikubwa mipango inayolenga kupunguza uzalishaji wa gesi ya methane na kushughulikia mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa. Hii ni kwa mujibu wa utafiti uliofanywa na Global Methane Hub, shirika la kibinadamu linalojitolea kupunguza uzalishaji wa methane...
Ingawa ni kama utani na inachekesha ila huwezi amini kuwa ng'ombe akijamba/kutoa ushuzi basi kile kitokacho huambatana na gesi ya methane ambayo huzalisha joto na moto/mwanga.
Wanaharakati mbalimbali wa mazingira wamekuwa wakidiscourage ufugaji/uzalishaji wa ng'ombe kwa wingi na kusema wazi...
Uhifadhi wa mazingira ni juhudi za kuchukua hatua zinazolenga kulinda na kudumisha mazingira ya asili ikiwa ni pamoja na mimea,wanyama,hewa,maji na ardhi.Uhifadhi wa mazingira unahusisha kushiriki kikamilifu katika kuzuia uharibifu wa mazingira, kupunguza uchafuzi wa hewa,maji na udongo na...