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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 13 July | 133 comments (133 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Living Off The Planet (4.00 / 2)

My understanding of methane under pressure is that it rapidly forms a heavy soft-crystalline structure that sinks. It is entirely stable at the temperatures that are found below 4-500 feet (150m).

So, any methane that isn't transported by rising oil to the daylight zone is unlikely to provide a problem for us in this geological cycle.

As TBG says, the accelerating release of the Siberian clathrates are the problem we're facing right now.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue Jul 13th, 2010 at 06:27:45 AM EST
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Re: Living Off The Planet (none / 0)

Ye Olde Nomade Poste on methane clathrates.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Jul 13th, 2010 at 07:07:38 AM EST
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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 13 July | 133 comments (133 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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