- Methane leaking from the damaged Nord Stream pipelines is likely to be the biggest burst of the potent greenhouse gas on record, by far. https://apnews.com/article/denmark-baltic-sea-climate-and-environment-90c59e947fc55d465bdac274bbda1128 1801 comments worldnews
- A DirecTV satellite is at risk of exploding and the company is racing to move it out of orbit, according to public filings. Boeing-built satellite suffered damage in December, filing said, and DirecTV is hoping to avoid scenario where satellite bursts in orbit, which could damage satellites nearby. https://www.upi.com/top_news/us/2020/01/24/directv-races-to-de-orbit-satellite-it-fears-could-explode/5711579911813/?ts_tn_us=5 14 comments worldnews
- After a digger on a rural property damaged a gasoline pipeline, causing it to burst, thirteen service stations throughout Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, have run out of fuel. Thousands of passengers are stuck at the airport, while Z Energy, NZ's largest fuel supplier, starts trucking it in. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41315994 21 comments worldnews
- Plumbing time bomb costing insurers and pushing up premiums in Australia — Suspect pipes bursting in homes is causing serious flood damage and “a fortune in claims”, some not recoverable https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/how-a-plumbing-time-bomb-is-costing-insurers-and-pushing-up-premiums-20240823-p5k4ou 35 comments economics
- "In a burst of service-related announcements today, Tesla says it will build a fleet of loaner cars for when owners have their cars in service, and says its battery warranty covers everything except collisions and intentional damage." http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-57581638-48/tesla-offers-loaner-cars-valet-service/ 16 comments technology
- People’s Daily (the CPC's main newspaper) warned last month of a “bubble” of reckless spending in Chinese professional soccer that could burst and badly damage the sport. "Too many investors had feverish expectations, while some clubs were only going through the motions of developing young players." http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/world/asia/china-soccer-xi-jinping.html 12 comments soccer