Here is a frightening scenario: http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080927/Methane_Climate_20080926/20080927?hub=Canada
I know that the Geological Survey of Canada is conducting experiments to try to capture this methane as a new energy source, but they are not there yet. That some of the methane is being released too quickly to be absorbed by the oceans is a scary thought. Such a mechanism may be responsible for the exceptional warmth of the Eocene: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleocene-Eocene_Thermal_Maximum
I know that the Geological Survey of Canada is conducting experiments to try to capture this methane as a new energy source, but they are not there yet. That some of the methane is being released too quickly to be absorbed by the oceans is a scary thought. Such a mechanism may be responsible for the exceptional warmth of the Eocene: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleocene-Eocene_Thermal_Maximum
