Posted on 11/02/2015 1:49:32 PM PST by Fred Nerks
I’m not a scientist, but I know a scientific article, or a competetent journalist’s account of a scientific subject, when I see one. This is one of those stream-of-consciousness, could-it-be, “alternative science,” flying-saucer articles.
So take it up with the author.
Thanks Fred Nerks and Swordmaker.
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thanks, blam.
Looks like he is preparing to follow Bruce Jenner.
Thanks, blam. I hadn’t seen these the first time around. Very interesting hypothesis.
The world is not always a friendly nurturing place.
“The trouble you’re expecting never happens; it’s always something that sneaks up the other way.”
- George R. Stewart, Earth Abides
http://georgerstewart.com/earthabides.html
thanks, I would love to read it, but the chances of finding that book in Australia are limited. Amazon, if they have it, quote something like $46US just for postage...
I wonder what a series of huge (serious of hugh) methane ice burps would do? Large changes in weather, release of organics, etc.
Natural gas,
Troll A [Credit: Swinsto101]
colourless, highly flammable gaseous hydrocarbon consisting primarily of methane and ethane. It is a type of petroleum that commonly occurs in association with crude oil...
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The first discoveries of natural gas seeps were made in Iran between 6000 and 2000 bce. Many early writers described the natural petroleum seeps in the Middle East, especially in the Baku region of what is now Azerbaijan. The gas seeps, probably first ignited by lightning, provided the fuel for the âeternal firesâ of the fire-worshipping religion of the ancient Persians...
http://www.britannica.com/science/natural-gas
Thanks for the post.
I would think it would have to be VERY big for the Earth to notice.
This is what happened with a LARGE Carbon Dioxide release:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Nyos.
It COULD be Sirius!
My "pertinent scrutiny" asks, where did you learn to write?
I didn’t write the article, I POSTED IT.
That is a chick, man.
The Spanish Flu in 1918 was pretty damned bad. It killed a ton of folks all over the world.
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