"Californian Gas Leak Confirmed As The Largest In U.S. History" by John L Davis, is all about the major gas leak that happened in California. In Aliso Canyon, near Los Angeles, there was massive well that blew-out. It became the largest methane leak in U.S. history. It released over 90,000 tonnes of gas in the air. It was releasing 60 tonnes an hour. During the blow-out, over 11,000 families had to be evacuated out of there homes. The gas was being released for at least 4 - months before it was stopped. It took SoCalGas (the fourth largest natural gas storage facility in the U.S) about $250 million and counting due to lawsuits and fines.
This article caught my eye because of the title. Knowing myself, after reading " ... confirmed as the largest in U.S history" I was hooked. I am always interested in records being broken, even though there good or bad. Also, I chose this article because of the picture. The picture is very interesting to look at. There this place that covered in black.
The reason why this article relates to environmental is because of what the damage the methane leak can do. Not only is it harmful to the earth but it can be very harmful to us if not treated directly. As people were being evacuated there were already people complaining of headaches, nose bleeds, and etc. The main focus though is the Earth. Methane is a green house gas which is very harmful to the Earths ozone layer.
