The media coverage has always been there, too. Even this particular instance is part of a long-running thread: 2021-10-31: UN launches International Methane Em

The media coverage has always been there, too. Even this particular instance is part of a long-running thread: 2021-10-31: UN launches International Methane Emissions Observatory https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/methane-observatory-launched-boost-action-powerful-climate-warming https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/methane-... 2022-11-11: UN announces satellite-based Methane Alert and Response System https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/un-announces-high-tech-satellite-based-global-methane-detection https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/un-annou... 2023-01-19: Kayrros wins contract to supply the satellite data https://www.satelliteevolution.com/post/kayrros-to-supply-unep-international-methane-emissions-observatory-with-global-detection-capacity https://www.satelliteevolution.com/post/kayrros-to-supply-un... 2023-03-06: The Guardian publishes their first(?) article about data obtained from Kayrros https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/06/revealed-1000-super-emitting-methane-leaks-risk-triggering-climate-tipping-points https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/06/revealed... 2023-05-09: The Guardian publishes the follow-up submitted to HN here. Lots of long-running situations are like this, constantly getting reported on at a level below most people's awareness threshold, and then when you stumble across one such report, it suddenly feels like a flood. See also the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon.