Houston, we have a problem

[Keeper]

"Russian research team astonished after finding 'fountains' of methane bubbling to surface"

http://www.independent.co.uk/enviro...e-releases-deadly-greenhouse-gas-6276134.html

Scientists estimate that there are hundreds of millions of tonnes of methane gas locked away beneath the Arctic permafrost, which extends from the mainland into the seabed of the relatively shallow sea of the East Siberian Arctic Shelf. One of the greatest fears is that with the disappearance of the Arctic sea-ice in summer, and rapidly rising temperatures across the entire region, which are already melting the Siberian permafrost, the trapped methane could be suddenly released into the atmosphere leading to rapid and severe climate change.

Dr Semiletov's team published a study in 2010 estimating that the methane emissions from this region were about eight million tonnes a year, but the latest expedition suggests this is a significant underestimate of the phenomenon.

This does not sound good

 

[The_Unbeliever]

ELE?

 

[Keeper]

ELE?

Well some are saying it could be, but I doubt it could go that far.

having said that though, something like this was responsible for the Permian mass extinction, so who knows?

[video=youtube;25BE42PzZZc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25BE42PzZZc[/video]

 

[Rosaudio]

I think you mean 'Huston, we have a problem'

 

[Peon]

Extinction Level Event

 

[Keeper]

I think you mean 'Huston, we have a problem'

 

[ponder]

I think you mean 'Huston, we have a problem'

I don't think he keeps track of news24's antics...

 

[Rosaudio]

I don't think he keeps track of news24's antics...

Obviously not

 

[TJ99]

I think you mean 'Huston, we have a problem'

How would it be different if he spelled it wrong??

Edit: Ah, gotcha.

 

[Keeper]

Ok, so back to the possibility of some major climate change coming our way...

is there anyone on mybb with some major booklearnin's that could help me feel safer here?

 

[Creag]

Saw a documentary on something similar some time back. Seems to be a very real possibility given the rapid loss of the Arctic in recent summers. Projecting it to happen in the not too distant future. Definitely a scary phenomenon.

 

[Ekstasis]

Strange, I get exited when I hear things like this. How's mankind's plan to populate other planets working out so far?

 

[Archer]

Strange, I get exited when I hear things like this. How's mankind's plan to populate other planets working out so far?

You get excited when you hear news that could lead to billions of deaths? That is... odd...

Moving on
@OP - yes, the gas trapped under the ice is a big concern. If a substantial amount got released in a short time frame expect some crazy changes in weather

 

[Ekstasis]

You get excited when you hear news that could lead to billions of deaths? That is... odd...

Good heavens no....for a different reason entirely sir.

 

[Zewp]

You get excited when you hear news that could lead to billions of deaths? That is... odd...

No, he believes that a zombie is going to come flying out of the clouds on a horse and spit swords at people, and take a bunch of him and his friends back into the cloud kingdom with him, were they will forever dance and frolick and sing about how lucky they are to be in the sky kingdom.

 

[moose007]

They can use methane as an energy source, why dont they make a plan. I always read about guys using sewage and extracting the methane for energy. Surely there is some way we could bust out some skills and turn this into energy or whatever?