former oceanic wrote:Indeed, methane hydrates are relatively unstable.
Minimal pressure or temperature variations cause them to disintegrate and release methane.
Methane releases take place in the Arctic Ocean (source), evidence that warming 1 or 2 ° C can cause damage with a disastrous runaway.
Some speculate that the disappearance of some ships in the famous Bermuda Triangle may be related to the breakage of these clathrates by the pressure wave of the ship causing a chain reaction and the sudden rise of bubbles. The seawater is transformed into foam on which the ship can not float and disappears without leaving traces.
In short, for me, in the current state of things, trying to exploit the methane hydrates is like wanting to roll a nitroglycerin solex with its full tank of nitro and on a paved street ...
Crazy and dangerous ...
it seems that the tsunami is precisely due to these methane hydrates ... I agree with you it's pure madness ... wanting to market this methane ... a mistake and we all create ///