[BlueLancer]

A Clive Cussler novel wherein the villain has a plan to use methane hydrates off the coast of the North America to destroy the United States.

[LibertyAndJusticeForAll]

Thanks for the info on the novel. I've never heard of this before:

[After all, belches of trapped methane from lakes and oceans are "a rare but well-known maritime hazard", Wignall adds.]