Methane-spewing microbe blamed in Earth's worst mass extinction

Reuters ^ | March 31, 2014 | Will Dunham

[MeshugeMikey]

Sometimes bad things come in small packages.

A microbe that spewed humongous amounts of methane into Earth's atmosphere triggered a global catastrophe 252 million years ago that wiped out upwards of 90 percent of marine species and 70 percent of land vertebrates.

[Uncle Chip]

They sure changed the climate in cars that I rode in —

[GraceG]

[thackney]

Released into the atmosphere, it would eventually breakdown to CO2 and water. As long as there is enough oxygen, it will oxidize. Spark an ignition and speed up the process.

[tsomer]

Is that the same algae that Stink said could solve the energy crises?

[GraceG]

if MICROBES....could talk....

these clowns just had to get the METHANE meme into overdrive...

I made some memes of my own!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Sure would like to have the patent on that little bugger.

You just keep thinkin' Butch. That's what you're good at.^*

^*Obscure Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid reference.

[MeshugeMikey]

oh no.... run away.... its those wild Methanes////

[MeshugeMikey]

....and it appears shes wearing their tails.....

[HartleyMBaldwin]

No.

[Jim Robinson]

The infestation has settled into DC.

[MeshugeMikey]

ya can smell the methane from here....even after a pounding rain!

[gorush]

Pull this...

[Arthur McGowan]

That reminds me: The EPA is promulgating more of their de-industrializing regulations on cattle methane. I don’t recall the figure, but termites and roaches emit many times the methane of all domesticated livestock.

More Communist lies from the illegal alien Usurper-in-Chief.

[TBall]

After reading this, I’m not worrying about Yellowstone nearly as much.

[MissNomer]

Not just germs. Farting germs. Great....

[MeshugeMikey]

They cant ....go after COCKROACHES....they all Vote Democrat//

[HiTech RedNeck]

Farting germs temporarily killed Gaia, or so it is alleged.

But germs also like rude things. There are others that eat all manner of disgusting organic things.

Google for methane eating bacteria.

God isn’t any kind of dunce.

[MeshugeMikey]

God GIFT these noodling nincompoop one worlder tree hugging pagan nit wits with the decency to find a new hobby.... and leave us alone with these bizarre theories...

[RichInOC]

There’s something in the air...and it’s farting.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Someone’s going to have to tell them about the gift.