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Doomsday Theory

#27
I'd say it wouldn't be a massive global effect, just a couple of ships would sink. I have heard these methane burps might be responsible for ships sinking at the Bermuda triangle.

Nobody actually knows the reason for the global catastrophe in the Permian that they spoke of. If it was caused by the release of the methane ice, it was due to some massive event such as the lowering of global sea levels and worldwide release of the methane, not just one localised release. And the extinction probably resulted from a knock on effect over an extended period of time. So this part of the article is plain fear mongering.

The methane burps can be lethal. There was an incident where a reservoir had methane trapped at the bottom and when the water levels dropped in the dry season the methane was released, killing a whole towns population. I tried googling it but I cant remember where it was.

I suppose it entirely depends on how much methane is released, and that kind of thing is totally unpredictable.
Only way to solve this problem is global warming, raise the sea-levels and trap the methane down there forever.
 
#28
Moonbot said:
I'd say it wouldn't be a massive global effect, just a couple of ships would sink. I have heard these methane burps might be responsible for ships sinking at the Bermuda triangle.

Nobody actually knows the reason for the global catastrophe in the Permian that they spoke of. If it was caused by the release of the methane ice, it was due to some massive event such as the lowering of global sea levels and worldwide release of the methane, not just one localised release. And the extinction probably resulted from a knock on effect over an extended period of time. So this part of the article is plain fear mongering.

The methane burps can be lethal. There was an incident where a reservoir had methane trapped at the bottom and when the water levels dropped in the dry season the methane was released, killing a whole towns population. I tried googling it but I cant remember where it was.

I suppose it entirely depends on how much methane is released, and that kind of thing is totally unpredictable.
Only way to solve this problem is global warming, raise the sea-levels and trap the methane down there forever.
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Thank you. Haven't seen you in awhile, voice of reason, where ya been? We here at OT miss and need you.
 
#29
Moonbot said:
I'd say it wouldn't be a massive global effect, just a couple of ships would sink. I have heard these methane burps might be responsible for ships sinking at the Bermuda triangle.

Nobody actually knows the reason for the global catastrophe in the Permian that they spoke of. If it was caused by the release of the methane ice, it was due to some massive event such as the lowering of global sea levels and worldwide release of the methane, not just one localised release. And the extinction probably resulted from a knock on effect over an extended period of time. So this part of the article is plain fear mongering.

The methane burps can be lethal. There was an incident where a reservoir had methane trapped at the bottom and when the water levels dropped in the dry season the methane was released, killing a whole towns population. I tried googling it but I cant remember where it was.

I suppose it entirely depends on how much methane is released, and that kind of thing is totally unpredictable.
Only way to solve this problem is global warming, raise the sea-levels and trap the methane down there forever.
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Is it Lake Nyos that you're thinking of? The 1986 disaster was actually a CO2 release, but it is one of several lakes in Africa that are known to have potentially deadly methane/gas releases.
 
#31
It's baseless doomsday porn.
Believe it if you want but if and when it's over (the oil leak) and it turned out to be a really really bad oil disaster (and not a methane bubble 96% of life extinguishing holocaust), remember that article.
 
#35
bassybill said:
Well, you're right about the pressure. I think it would have to be pretty astronomically high to make methane a solid at the sort of temperatures you'd find in that region, though. I'l see if I can find a phase diagram.
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Found it yet?

As for the original topic, while I think it's not going to happen, I find no reason NOT to use this theory to scare my girlfriend into some "action" :D
 
#36
SoComSurfing said:
Is it Lake Nyos that you're thinking of? The 1986 disaster was actually a CO2 release, but it is one of several lakes in Africa that are known to have potentially deadly methane/gas releases.
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I found this when I was looking, I dont think it was the one. I think it was a man made reservoir, for electricity or something, and there was a build up of methane because it wasn't a natural lake. If I remember I'll let you know.

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Heres the phase diagram showing the formation of the methane hydrate. Hope it helps.
 
#37
While I certainly hope a huge fart won't be our demise, I still feel that we are in danger of mass extinction. I'm not digging a bunker or staying up at night. But we have a fragile balance that makes life. And history has shown mass extinctions before. But us humans are pretty tough. Either way I found the article interesting. I'm not putting all my eggs in its basket, but I have an open mind.

Off topic :), but what is oil? What purpose does it serve mother earth? Is it just useless black tar for us humans to covert into gas? Or does it have a function that serves the earth?
 

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