According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), one of the recent large-scale accidental releases of methane gas into the ocean occurred in
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UPSC Geoscientist – 2023
– These pipelines carried natural gas (primarily methane) from Russia to Europe. The leaks resulted in a massive release of methane into the atmosphere and the surrounding ocean.
– UNEP and other organizations reported on the scale and environmental implications of this event, describing it as potentially the largest single release of methane from a single source ever recorded.