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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: HPilot who wrote (513153)9/15/2009 3:18:11 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) of 1578648
 
"I think your son is talking about methane hydrates"

Unlikely. Much more likely he is talking about the methane in the permafrost. Which tend to be released when it melts.

Like now.

Methane chlathrates are different. And hardly restricted to the Arctic.

"But the claims have been discounted by geologists who claim that they were always there, and unless they create some underwater landslides they are not significantly larger."

Chlathrates get unstable when they are warm. Just ask the IODP. They often explore chlathrate deposits for possible commercial exploitation. When they pull a core, they examine it with a thermal imaging device and look for warm spots. Those are cut out and put in liquid nitrogen because they contain chlathrates that are getting ready to explode...
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