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Warpy

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15. There is enough methane sequestered in the Siberian permafrost

Reply to Scruffy Rumbler (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 26, 2015, 02:17 PM

Feb 2015

to destroy us--and much of what else is living on the planet right now. Our replacements will have to be critters that live at higher temperatures and breathe methane.

It won't be the first time Mother Earth has erased the slate and started over. It most likely won't be the last.

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The Siberian crater saga is more widespread � and scarier � than anyone thought [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2015 OP

If this unfolds as it might, the state of the Russian "gas economy" will be the least of our worries GliderGuider Feb 2015 #1

Maybe somebody will try to light one of these farts central scrutinizer Feb 2015 #2

Someone did...more than 40 years ago. Lochloosa Feb 2015 #4

They should fill it with marshmallow and chocolate, and then pave over it with graham crackers. eggplant Feb 2015 #6

Is anyone looking at Alaska and Canada? Could be much broader nt bigbrother05 Feb 2015 #3

NOAA and our University of Alaska - raven mad Feb 2015 #19

Rather ironic. Scruffy Rumbler Feb 2015 #5

There is enough methane sequestered in the Siberian permafrost Warpy Feb 2015 #15

I'll be selfish and hope it doesn't happen in my life time. Scruffy Rumbler Feb 2015 #20

Florida libodem Feb 2015 #7

Kansas has a sinkhole problem, as well... KansDem Feb 2015 #9

Florida has had that problem for decades obxhead Feb 2015 #11

Must be the limestone libodem Feb 2015 #18

Oh, yeah. We're just gonna research the BEJEEZUS out of this! Systematic Chaos Feb 2015 #8

The melting of the permafrost is going to turn our planet into a soggy, iceless hellscape. SunSeeker Feb 2015 #10

See, here's the thing about the "intelligent design" crazies.. mountain grammy Feb 2015 #12

I really hope reincarnation is not true! Helen Borg Feb 2015 #13

More frightening pictures at this link PADemD Feb 2015 #14

The human fingerprint tomsaiditagain Feb 2015 #16

I wonder if they would tell us if there were any in Alaska and nothern Canada? jwirr Feb 2015 #17

Scary yet beautiful ... Nihil Feb 2015 #21