Methane Gas Ice "viciously" speeding up Global Warming?

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I was viewing the news today on television (Which is not something I usually do) I noticed a segment on the program that stated methane gas trapped inside of ice, or something of that sort, was being released into the atmosphere due to the vastly melting ice and would speed up the process of global warming. I might add that they also stated it could cause the "apocalypse" and was occurring on a "viciously" quick scale. Thoughts?

Time to tax everyone that farts, since they're letting out methane gas and all.

Don't like the tax? Don't fart then.

It's for the greater good, don't question it.

Does anyone have a response that isn't ridiculous?

The main concern that I have heard about methance gas bubbles as that one will be released and destroy the planet.

I haven't heard much about global warming, but here is pop science article re 2006.

Oddly enough, human mass farming is causing a similar problem, animal farts and richard the 3rds are also causing serious damage to the atmosphere

Originally posted by Ultraviolence
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I was viewing the news today on television (Which is not something I usually do) I noticed a segment on the program that stated methane gas trapped inside of ice, or something of that sort, was being released into the atmosphere due to the vastly melting ice and would speed up the process of global warming. I might add that they also stated it could cause the "apocalypse" and was occurring on a "viciously" quick scale. Thoughts?

Well that can reasonably be characterized as an hysterical reaction. However, methane does contribute to global climate change and if large bubbles of it are released the problems would accelerate. Considering that we can't really do much about those bubbles it's probably best to focus on either other sources of green house gases or prepare for inevitable and potentially disastrous shifts in the climate (though almost certainly not the apocalypse).

Originally posted by Ultraviolence
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whats with all the x's? just do this....

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http://www.livescience.com/environment/060906_methane_bubbles.html

Originally posted by Bicnarok
whats with all the x's? just do this....

YouTube video

Cause brand new members can't post links.