Methane hydrate is the world’s largest natural gas resource. Japanese engineers recently became the first to produce methane hydrate from a well in the floor of the Pacific Ocean. NPR asks if this could become another natural gas boom?
Related: What is Methane Hydrate? [1]
[1] http://geology.com/articles/methane-hydrates/
More at NPR.
1500-Year Arctic Atmospheric Cycle [1]
Voyager 1 Enters a New Region of Deep Space [2]
Flaring Gas in North Dakota [3]
Superstorm Sandy and Sea Level Rise [4]
Most Accurate Gravity Map of the Moon [5]
Compensation for Island Nations Suffering from Sea Level Rise [6]
History of the Hope Diamond [7]
[1] http://nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?org=NSF&cntn_id=126069
[2] http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2012-381#2
[3] http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=79810
[4] http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2012/11/27/sandy-sea-level-rise/1730405/
[5] http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2012-385
[6] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-03/islands-seek-funds-for-climate-damage-at-un-talks.html
[7] http://museumdiamonds.com/~scottsuc/index.php/hope-diamond.html
Inaccurate News Reports about Newberry Caldera and Salton Buttes [1]
Life Beneath the Seafloor [2]
Not Caused by Fracking [3]
Rare Earth Elements in Arizona? [4]
Stolen Petroglyphs [5]
Dispute: Natural Gas Under Natural Gas Storage Fields [6]
Volcano Movies [7]
[1] http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/10/fearmongering-speculation-newberry-salton-buttes/
[2] http://nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=126049&WT_mc_id=USNSF_51&WT_mc_ev=click
[3] http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/ceus/usb0006klz/aftershocks.php
[4] http://arizonageology.blogspot.com/2012/11/rethinking-rare-earth-element-potential.html
[5] http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-petroglyphs-theft-20121119,0,6886011.story
[6] http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2012/11/gas_storage_fields_complicatin.html
[7] http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/your-guide-to-volcanoes-in-movies/
This video explains the importance of gas hydrates then demonstrates some of their properties in the laboratory.
More at USGS.
Information about the topography of the Arctic Ocean seafloor is becoming more important as the area’s energy resources attract attention and countries prepare their exclusive economic zone claims.
More at Geology.com.
