Bank-Led Satellite Imagery Sheds More Light on Gas Flaring Pollution

From more than 400 miles in space, the World Bank is pinpointing the true extent of one of the planet
The imagery has reshuffled who are the top 20 gas-flaring nations, compared to previous official figures from 2004. Russia has moved to No. 1, replacing Nigeria, and new on the list, based on what satellite sensors see on their 14 daily globe-girdling journeys, are China, Oman, Uzbekistan, Malaysia, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia.