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63 comments on Update on US GOM: Methane Hydrates

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RalphW on July 17, 2009 - 11:59am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Hydrate deposits are notoriously unstable. Especially on the continental shelf-edge slopes down towards the deep ocean, 'land slips'
can occur, releasing large amounts of hydrate which floats to the surface, 'melts' and forms a huge methane burp. These have been
observed and are thought to be one possible cause for unexplained ship disappearances in the Bermuda triangle and elsewhere. The
methane bubbles reduce the effective density of the water and the ship sinks like a stone, completely without warning.

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Curtis on July 17, 2009 - 1:38pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Bermuda Trianglization of Society. Maybe we can disappear as species and not leave a trace. Now there is a black swan.

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darwinsdog on July 17, 2009 - 2:11pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

We will leave plenty of traces: a mass extinction episode, toxic & radioactive waste dumps, a depleted stratospheric ozone stratum, an atmosphere replete with oxidized carbon & other high heat capacity gasses, and an acidified ocean, to name but a few of the major "traces" we will leave behind.

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oldfarmermac on July 17, 2009 - 2:03pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

we may have been reading from some of the same sources.is there any solid evidence that you know of to support the lost ships scenario?

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