Methane Bubbling to Arctic Ocean Surface in Giant Plumes

CleanTV.com ^ | December 14, 2011 | Jerry McGlothlin

[geraldmcg]

Here's a breaking news story about a huge discovery of methane gas reserves. The bad news is this methane is burping up into plumes from the arctic ocean into the atmosphere from holes in the ice that are 3,000 feet across. Russian scientists say they have discovered thousands of these holes emitting methane plumes from the arctic shelf.

According to Igor Semiletov of the Russian Academy of Sciences, methane gas is 20 times more harmful than carbon dioxide. Semiletov has studied these methane plumes for years but most of that time they were only about 30 meters in diameter. Semiletov said, "We carried out checks at about 115 stationary points and discovered methane fields of a fantastic scale — I think on a scale not seen before."

The question is, "Should we be concerned?"

EDITOR’S NOTE: While we espouse a conservative Judeo-Christian worldview and we neither condone the radical environmental movement advocating such things as valuing animals more than humans, nor do we agree with most of the junk science used to foment fears about global warming, however we do have to acknowledge that there may be issues of environmental concern expressed in this video. In the bible in Revelation chapter 16,verses 8-9 it states: “Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and power was given to him to scorch men with fire. And men were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they did not repent and give Him glory.” So it is clear that someday there appears to be something that may deplete the earth of its protective ozone layer, thus causing the sun to scorch the skin of human beings.

[dfwgator]

"Nice!"

[bigbob]

Farctic!

[GSWarrior]

Sorry about that. It was the Panda Express food I had last night.

[Vigilanteman]

Are you telling me this could exceed the sum total of all the cow farts in the United States combined?

[Sacajaweau]

And this is a surprise why??

I have circa 1850 articles on the oceans and methane...it's part of how the universe works. Has "0" to do with man.

[elcid1970]

This is what happens when Mother Earth goes “BLAAAAAATTTTT!!!”

[Thunder90]

It must be all that Taco Bell I ate a few days ago...

[steve86]

Human-caused global warming is causing the earth to belch vast quantities of poisonous gas. We need to cut carbon emissions now! /sarc

[Alex Murphy]

In the bible in Revelation chapter 16,verses 8-9 it states: “Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and power was given to him to scorch men with fire. And men were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they did not repent and give Him glory.” So it is clear that someday there appears to be something that may deplete the earth of its protective ozone layer, thus causing the sun to scorch the skin of human beings.

Maybe this is the reason Obama has banned all offshore drilling. He's afraid that a spark might set off all that methane and ignite the oceans.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Well well....What’s the whack radical left going to do now?...boycott Mother Nature?

[chris_bdba]

LOL So mother earth farts? :O Now what ever are the enviroweenies going to do about this?

[thackney]

earlier thread on the same topic:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2820666/posts

same topic, different source, not a duplicate

[aruanan]

And men were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they did not repent and give Him glory.” So it is clear that someday there appears to be something that may deplete the earth of its protective ozone layer, thus causing the sun to scorch the skin of human beings.

What is abundantly clear is that there's always something that someone can turn into a harbinger of doom, biblical or otherwise, for purposes of their own polemics.

[beethovenfan]

So whatcha gonna do about THAT, EPA?????

[aruanan]

According to Igor Semiletov of the Russian Academy of Sciences, methane gas is 20 times more harmful than carbon dioxide. Semiletov has studied these methane plumes for years but most of that time they were only about 30 meters in diameter. Semiletov said, "We carried out checks at about 115 stationary points and discovered methane fields of a fantastic scale — I think on a scale not seen before."

Earth to Igor. Earth to Igor. Methane will oxidize to CO2 which will feed plants and increase the yields of crops around the world. We could propose that at what, for all indications, is the end of this current interglacial period, we are witnessing something that may herald the end of the current ice age before a period of truly clement weather around the world. Of course, this could be something that triggers the next glaciation and we're in for another 100,000 years or so of ice, snow, and horrible storms.

[Sea Parrot]

Oh hell, if methane is more harmful than Co2, the enviro Nazis will ignite the plumes claiming to protect the earth, while increasing global warming.

[Da Coyote]

“Human-caused global warming is causing the earth to belch vast quantities of poisonous gas. We need to cut carbon emissions now! /sarc “

It won’t be sarc when it appears in the NYT...just wait.

They’re searching for the science reporter with the lowest GPA to write on it as I type.

[DustyMoment]

Clearly, sea cows have gathered at the arctic for their annual farting competition!!

And, the idiocy by “climatologists” goes on unfettered by intelligence!!

[PeterPrinciple]

methane gas is 20 times more harmful than carbon dioxide.

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do not accept that statement too quickly.

1) the percentage of methane in the atmosphere is very small.
2) the correlation is based on a model of just 4 factors, not tested in the real complex world.
3) you have to assume carbon dioxide is harmful.