Event Update For 2020-09-11

http://jumpingjackflashhypothesis.blogspot.com/2012/02/jumping-jack-flash-hypothesis-its-gas.html

The seas, lakes and oceans are now pluming deadly hydrogen sulfide and suffocating methane. Hydrogen sulfide is a highly toxic water-soluble heavier-than-air gas and will accumulate in low-lying areas. Methane is slightly more buoyant than normal air and so will be all around, but will tend to contaminate our atmosphere from the top down. These gases are sickening and killing oxygen-using life all around the world, including human life, as our atmosphere is increasingly poisoned. Because both gases are highly flammable and because our entire civilization is built around fire and flammable fuels, this is leading to more fires and explosions. This is an extinction level event and will likely decimate both the biosphere and human population and it is debatable whether humankind can survive this event.

A. More fires and more explosions, especially along the coasts, but everywhere generally.
B. Many more animal die-offs, of all kinds, and especially oceanic species.
C. More multiples of people will be found dead in their homes, as if they'd dropped dead.
D. More corpses found in low-lying areas, all over the world.
E. More unusual vehicular accidents.
F. Improved unemployment numbers as people die off.

Category: Variety Pack

2020-09-11 - Wildfire merges with another in Northern California, becomes 746,607-acre megafire, the biggest wildfire in California history:
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/largest-wildfire-california-history-grows-750-000-acres-n1239923
http://deadline.com/2020/09/california-august-complex-fire-60-percent-larger-than-in-state-history-746000-1234575667/
http://www.redding.com/story/news/2020/09/10/california-wildfires-updates-willow-elkhorn-august-complex-map/3457557001/
http://www.cnn.com/2020/08/14/us/gallery/western-wildfires-2020/index.html

Quote: The conflagration, located in hilly wooded land that includes the Mendocino National Forest, is now more than 60% bigger than the previous biggest blaze known to have hit the state, the deadly Mendocino Fire Complex that blackened 459,123 acres in the same area in 2018."

2020-09-11 - Mass fatality incident possible as fast-moving wildfires threaten to merge in Oregon, dozens of people missing:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=WF-20200911-71233-USA
http://www.cnn.com/2020/09/11/us/california-oregon-washington-fires-friday/index.html
http://www.foxnews.com/us/oregon-preparing-for-wildfires-to-be-mass-fatality-event-official-says
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/oregon-wildfires-state-braces-for-mass-fatality-incident/
http://pamplinmedia.com/sb/74-news/480124-387652-dozens-missing-amid-a-million-burned-acres-in-oregon-pwoff
http://www.hoodrivernews.com/news/state/dozens-missing-amid-a-million-burned-acres-in-oregon/article_45855df2-8356-5eeb-85dc-0ac2d555a473.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-54123440
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54126808

Quote: "'We know we are dealing with fire-related deaths, and we are preparing for a mass fatality incident based on what we know and the numbers of structures that have been lost,' Andrew Phelps, director of the Oregon Office of Emergency Management, told reporters Friday."

Quote: "Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Friday that wildfires have consumed more than 1 million acres and dozens of people remain missing."

2020-09-11 - Metal recycling center hit by fire, scrap cars burn, on Broad Street in Campbellsville (Kentucky):
http://www.kcountry1057.com/2020/09/11/multiple-vehicles-catch-fire-at-taylor-county-recycling/
http://www.columbiamagazine.com/index.php?sid=112702
http://www.myq104.com/2020/09/11/69266/

2020-09-11 - Transformer explodes and burns and causes blackouts in coastal Bronx (New York):
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/transformer-fire-knocks-out-power-to-thousands-in-bronx/2612287/

2020-09-11 - Battery workshop explodes and burns near Tehran (Iran), 1 killed, 10 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20200911-71246-IRN
http://www.rferl.org/a/one-killed-10-injured-in-explosion-in-tehran-province/30834085.html
http://www.timesofisrael.com/huge-explosion-in-battery-workshop-near-tehran-kills-1-damages-buildings/
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-explosion-tehran-battery-factory
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-09/12/c_139361908.htm
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1733016/middle-east
http://news.trust.org/item/20200911154352-asiv9/

Quote: "An explosion in a battery workshop southwest of Tehran has killed one person, injured 10 others, and damaged dozens of cars and buildings, Iranian media reported."

2020-09-11 - Toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) hits Shell Lake (Wisconsin):
http://drydenwire.com/news/blue-green-algae-identified-on-shell-lake/

2020-09-11 - Toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) hits Spectacle Pond in Cranston and Elm Lake in Providence (Rhode Island):
http://patch.com/rhode-island/cranston/blue-green-algae-blooms-found-cranston-providence

2020-09-11 - Cable-laying ship 'Responder' bursts into flame at 3:40 AM, burns and sinks, near coastal Tsushima Island (Japan):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20200911-71239-JPN
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2020/30897/cable-laying-ship-responder-sank-during-firefighti/
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2020/30869/cable-laying-ship-fire-all-60-personnel-evacuated-/
http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2020/09/12/cable-laying-ship-responder-sank-during-firefighting-south-korea-video/
http://www.thedaily-ng.com/maritime-accident-cable-laying-ship-on-fire/
http://subtelforum.com/cs-responder-fire-all-60-personnel-evacuated/

Quote: "Fire erupted on board of a cable laying ship at around 0340 Seoul time Sep 11, west of southern tip of Tsushima island, East China sea. All 60 people on board left the ship and went to nearby smaller cable laying ship, which was working in pair with her. As of 1500 Seoul time, firefighting was still under way, with deployment of Korean SAR and CG ships. Ship on fire wasn't identified, but according to ships' tracks in the area and photos, it's Korean-flagged cable laying ship RESPONDER. No AIS during last 8 hrs as of 0600 UTC 1500 Seoul time) Sep 11."

Note: This is the 812th boat/ship to burn/explode in 2020...

2020-09-11 - Transit bus bursts into flame on street in Peshawar (Pakistan):
http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/713780-another-brt-bus-catches-fire
http://thefrontierpost.com/people-struggle-to-escape-from-bus-on-fire/
http://www.samaa.tv/transport/2020/09/third-brt-bus-catches-fire-no-casualties-reported/
http://video.dunyanews.tv/index.php/en/mustwatch/127511/Another-BRT-bus-catches-fire-in-Peshawar
http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZRkNlIcfpfY

Quote: "This is the third BRT bus to catch fire recently."

2020-09-11 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on street in Ho Chí Minh (Vietnam):
http://newsbeezer.com/vietnameng/the-driver-smelled-a-burning-smell-and-stopped-letting-go-of-passengers-10-minutes-after-the-bus-caught-fire/
http://tuoitre.vn/ngui-mui-khet-tai-xe-ngung-cho-hanh-khach-xuong-10-phut-sau-xe-buyt-boc-chay-20200911205922955.htm

Note: These are the 225th and 226th buses to burn in 2020...

2020-09-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame just after 5 AM on I-440 near Capital Boulevard in Raleigh (North Carolina):
http://www.wral.com/in-shock-driver-said-18-wheeler-caught-fire-in-raleigh-minutes-from-his-destination/19280821/
http://www.wilm-tv.com/tractor-trailer-catches-fire-on-i-440-near-capital-boulevard-in-raleigh/
http://www.wral.com/truck-carrying-air-conditioners-catches-fire-in-raleigh/19280884/
http://www.wral.com/tractor-trailer-catches-fire-on-i-440/19280817/

2020-09-11 - Tractor (combine) bursts into flame on Steart Road in Babcary (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=52464&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

Note: These are the 1316th and 1317th tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2020...

2020-09-11 - Garbage truck and van go up in flames at 6:02 AM on Melbourne Avenue in Chelmsford (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/i8431/

2020-09-11 - Heavy truck bursts into flame on Highway 2 in Traveller’s Rest on coastal Prince Edward Island (Canada):
http://www.thetelegram.com/news/canada/firefighters-on-scene-of-truck-fire-495948/
http://www.saltwire.com/news/local/firefighters-on-scene-of-truck-fire-in-travellers-rest-495948/
http://www.capebretonpost.com/news/canada/firefighters-on-scene-of-truck-fire-495948/
http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/local/firefighters-on-scene-of-truck-fire-495948/

2020-09-11 - Van bursts into flame on Berrow Road in coastal Burnham-on-Sea (Britain), 1200 feet from the ocean:
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=52465&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.burnham-on-sea.com/news/fire-crew-called-to-tackle-small-van-fire-outside-home-in-burnham-on-sea/

2020-09-11 - Van bursts into flame on Tyne Close in Warrington (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/van-fire-in-warrington_11-09-2020_17-50-30

2020-09-11 - Van bursts into flame on the A30A near Okehampton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=52461&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2020-09-11 - SUV bursts into flame on I-430 near the Arkansas River in Little Rock (Arkansas):
http://www.kark.com/news/local-news/vehicle-fire-causes-slowdown-on-i-430-in-pulaski-county-friday-morning/
http://twitter.com/myARDOT/status/1304399294431211525
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvUUjEhvikA

Quote: "Pulaski Co: I-430 SB right & middle lanes remain blocked due to a vehicle fire just south of the Arkansas River bridge in Little Rock."

2020-09-11 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at cemetery in Laredo (Texas):
http://www.kgns.tv/2020/09/11/city-vehicle-catches-fire-at-local-cemetery/

2020-09-11 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on I-20 in Columbia (South Carolina):
http://wach.com/news/local/vehicle-fire-cause-traffic-delay-on-i-20

2020-09-11 - Car bursts into flame on street in Waterbury (Connecticut):
http://abc7ny.com/hero-teen-saves-family-of-4-from-burning-car/6420206/

2020-09-11 - Car bursts into flame on Route 202 in Bridgewater (New Jersey):
http://patch.com/new-jersey/bridgewater/car-ignites-flames-atop-bridgewater-overpass
http://www.tapinto.net/sections/police-and-fire/articles/traffic-stopped-due-to-car-fire-on-route-202
http://www.tapinto.net/towns/bridgewater-slash-raritan/sections/police-and-fire/articles/traffic-stopped-due-to-car-fire-on-route-202

2020-09-11 - Car bursts into flame on Zimmer Road in Warsaw (Indiana):
http://www.wndu.com/2020/09/12/firefighters-put-out-vehicle-fire/
http://www.newsbreak.com/indiana/warsaw/news/2059318584229/firefighters-put-out-vehicle-fire

2020-09-11 - Car bursts into flame on Chard Road in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=52463&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2020-09-11 - Car bursts into flame on the A38 in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=52467&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.devonlive.com/news/local-news/live-a38-car-fire-plymouth-4509561

2020-09-11 - Car bursts into flame on Clapham Road in Bedford (Britain):
http://www.bedfordindependent.co.uk/car-bursts-into-flames-on-clapham-road/

2020-09-11 - Car bursts into flame shortly before 11 PM in Weybridge (Britain):
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/87382

2020-09-11 - Car bursts into flame on Churncote (street) in Stirchley (Britain):
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/87381

2020-09-11 - Car bursts into flame on the A399 in Bratton Flemming (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=52468&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2020-09-11 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-70 in Kansas City (Kansas):
http://wyandottedaily.com/vehicle-fire-reported-on-i-70-4/

2020-09-11 - Auto shop heavily damaged by fire on Manor Road in Erith (Britain):
http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/incidents/2020/september/fire-at-industrial-estate-erith/

2020-09-11 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck at 5:04 AM on Ringwood Road in coastal Poole (Britain):
http://www.dwfire.org.uk/incident/fire-vehicle-poole-5/
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18713517.crews-tackle-poole-fire-involving-large-vehicle/

2020-09-11 - Restaurant heavily damaged by fire on Second Street in downtown Cheraw (South Carolina), nobody there:
http://wpde.com/news/local/cheraw-restaurant-undergoing-renovation-catches-on-fire

2020-09-11 - Garage destroyed by fire at 5:15 AM, fire spreads to home, on Springfield Pike in Wyoming (Ohio):
http://www.wlwt.com/article/fire-officials-investigating-after-garage-fire-spread-to-house-in-wyoming/33994664

2020-09-11 - Home destroyed by fire on Hickory Leaf Drive in Bloomington (Indiana), nobody there:
http://www.wbiw.com/2020/09/11/bloomington-home-destroyed-by-fire/

2020-09-11 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire in Hazard (Kentucky):
http://www.wymt.com/2020/09/11/fire-engulfs-apartment-building-in-combs-area/

2020-09-11 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire on West 135th Street in coastal Manhattan (New York), 8+ injured:
http://nypost.com/2020/09/12/eight-people-injured-in-harlem-apartment-fire/
http://abc7ny.com/11-injured-when-fire-breaks-out-in-manhattan-apartment/6419685/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/raging-manhattan-apartment-fire-leaves-nine-injured-including-two-firefighters/2613810/

2020-09-11 - Hundreds of fish wash ashore dead in coastal North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina):
http://www.wmbfnews.com/2020/09/11/number-dead-fish-wash-ashore-north-myrtle-beach/
http://www.wbtv.com/2020/09/11/number-dead-fish-wash-ashore-north-myrtle-beach/
http://wpde.com/news/local/north-myrtle-beach-officials-investigating-fish-found-dead-along-shoreline
http://www.live5news.com/2020/09/11/number-dead-fish-wash-ashore-north-myrtle-beach/
http://www.counton2.com/news/south-carolina-news/large-number-of-dead-fish-found-along-shoreline-in-cherry-grove-sc/
http://twitter.com/KatPhillipsTV/status/1304445429145313280

2020-09-11 - Two teens, 13 and 15, found dead in the Segamat River in Johor Bahru (Malaysia):
http://www.thesundaily.my/local/two-teens-drown-in-segamat-river-IE3987695
http://www.bernama.com/en/general/news.php?id=1878953

2020-09-11 - Man, 65, found dead on his boat at Prosperity Point Marina in coastal North Fort Myers (Florida):
http://www.winknews.com/2020/09/11/death-investigation-underway-at-north-fort-myers-marina/

2020-09-11 - Firefighter, middle-aged man, suddenly dies in Butts County (Georgia):
http://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/butts-county-mourns-loss-longtime-firefighter/85-8cec88a8-85ba-411d-bb52-b1a2fc508eaf

2020-09-11 - Deputy, man, has 'medical emergency' and dies in coastal Los Angeles County (California):
http://mynewsla.com/life/2020/09/12/lasd-mourns-untimely-death-of-deputy/

Quote: "The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was mourning Saturday the death of a 37-year veteran of the department. Deputy Ronnie Bollig suffered an undisclosed medical emergency Wednesday morning, the department said."

2020-09-11 - Man found dead in the Calumet River in Chicago (Illinois), woman pulled from water in cardiac arrest too:
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/9/11/21433062/body-pulled-calumet-river-95th

Quote: "About two hours later, paramedics responded to a young woman in cardiac arrest after being pulled from Lake Michigan near 87th Street..."

2020-09-11 - Man, 43, found dead and face-down in lake in Eustis (Florida):
http://www.fox35orlando.com/news/body-of-missing-man-found-floating-in-lake-in-eustis

2020-09-11 - Man found dead and face-down in the Nooksack River in Whatcom County (Washington):
http://kpug1170.com/news/007700-everson-man-drowns-in-nooksack-river/
http://kgmi.com/news/007700-everson-man-drowns-in-nooksack-river/

2020-09-11 - Man, 21, found dead in Banks Lake near Coulee City (Washington):
http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/body-recovered-banks-lake-believed-be-auburn-man/QSTJ663ZNFDKFHKWXBOSPFODMI/

2020-09-11 - Middle-aged man found dead near Morris (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/missing-morris-man-1.5721782

2020-09-11 - Man, 35, found dead in apartment in Greater Noida (India):
http://zeenews.india.com/india/35-year-old-man-found-dead-in-greater-noida-flat-2309143.html
http://www.timesnownews.com/mirror-now/in-focus/article/35-year-old-man-found-dead-in-greater-noida-flat/651407

2020-09-11 - Man found dead near Gight Castle near Methlick (Scotland), near the River Ythan:
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/body-of-man-found-near-north-east-castle/
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/scottish-news/6036181/police-scotland-body-find-aberdeenshire-castle/

2020-09-11 - Man drops dead on Rosemary Avenue in coastal Halfway on the Isle of Sheppey (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/man-dies-after-collapsing-in-street-233655/

Quote: "A man has died after collapsing in Halfway this afternoon. Medics were called to Rosemary Avenue on the Isle of Sheppey at about 12.20pm to reports a man had collapsed."

2020-09-11 - Small plane crashes and burns in parking lot in Van Nuys (California), 2 killed:
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/09/11/small-plane-crashes-near-van-nuys-airport-killing-2-people/
http://ktla.com/news/local-news/2-dead-after-plane-crashes-into-parking-lot-near-van-nuys-airport/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/plane-reportedly-crashes-near-van-nuys-airport/2426962/
http://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/2-killed-when-plane-heading-to-santa-ynez-airport-crashes
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/national-international/plane-reportedly-crashes-near-van-nuys-airport/2404010/
http://patch.com/california/shermanoaks/aircraft-crashed-near-van-nuys-airport
http://abc7.com/2-killed-in-plane-crash-near-van-nuys-airport/6419382/
http://knx1070.radio.com/articles/small-plane-crash-near-van-nuys-airport

2020-09-11 - Small plane crashes into wooded area in Madison County near Jackson (Tennessee), 1 killed:
http://www.wsmv.com/news/pilot-dies-after-plane-crash-in-madison-county/article_7bfc28f0-f45b-11ea-aa75-5f702ed9ccb6.html
http://wreg.com/news/pilot-dead-in-plane-crash-near-jackson-tennessee/

2020-09-11 - Small plane crashes on beach in coastal Melbourne (Florida), 1 injured:
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/09/11/experimental-plane-crashes-on-melbourne-beach-injuring-1/
http://www.wftv.com/news/local/brevard-county/small-plane-crashes-melbourne-beach/NQJYRGRHGVGNNGYM7M7WU7KDJQ/
http://www.wesh.com/article/plane-crash-melbourne-beach/33992771

2020-09-11 - Tractor trailer overturns at 6:11 AM on Route 58 in coastal Suffolk (Virginia):
http://www.wavy.com/news/tractor-trailer-accident-shuts-down-portion-of-holland-road-in-suffolk/
http://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/mycity/suffolk/overturned-tractor-trailer-on-route-58-impacting-traffic-in-suffolk/291-4628d412-be19-419d-b6d8-8c1b1197a5b5
http://www.suffolknewsherald.com/2020/09/11/tractor-trailer-snarls-traffic/

2020-09-11 - Work truck crashes and bursts into flame at 6:30 AM on I-80 in Vacaville (California), 1 killed:
http://www.kron4.com/news/california/1-person-dead-in-i-80-truck-fire-in-vacaville/

2020-09-11 - Car veers over centerline, hits car head-on, on coastal Prince of Wales Island (Alaska), 2 killed, 4 injured:
http://www.kamsacktimes.com/2-drivers-dead-4-children-injured-in-southeast-alaska-crash-1.24201901

2020-09-11 - Car crashes into restaurant at 12:51 AM in Toledo (Ohio):
http://www.13abc.com/2020/09/12/person-crashes-car-into-rudys-hot-dog-on-w-alexis/
http://www.wtol.com/article/news/local/rudys-hot-dog-west-toledo-car-runs-into/512-8d849521-f329-4b9e-90e7-b1d277a9ec92

2020-09-11 - Car slams into sign and tree in Beckham County (Oklahoma), 2 killed:
http://www.myhighplains.com/news/local-news/2-dead-after-crash-in-beckham-county/

2020-09-11 - Huge swarms of mosquitoes killing cattle and horses in Louisiana:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mosquitoes-swarms-drain-blood-cows-horses-b422000.html

Quote: "According to Dr Craig Fontenot, a vet in the city of Ville Platte, the 'vicious little suckers', pushed out of marshes by the huge storm, have already claimed some 300-400 cattle, as well as a few horses. Goats have so far been spared as they are kept in stalls that can be sprayed with insecticide, but one deer rancher has lost at least 30 of his animals."

2020-09-11 - Water main breaks and floods area in coastal Clearwater (Florida):
http://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/water-main-break-flooding-belleair/67-94725c01-0c85-40eb-9597-929a6d5031e5

2020-09-11 - Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Chile:
http://www.sott.net/article/441196-6-3-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-Chile
http://sputniknews.com/latam/202009111080427072-62-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-chile-emsc-says/

2020-09-11 - Over 90 earthquakes in 24 hours reported near Yellowstone Lake (Wyoming):
http://www.sweetwaternow.com/over-90-earthquakes-in-24-hours-reported-near-yellowstone-lake-1/
http://www.sott.net/article/441195-Over-90-earthquakes-in-24-hours-reported-near-Yellowstone-Lake

2020-09-11 - Red locust swarms devouring crops in Namibia:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20200911-71241-NAM

2020-09-11 - Heavy rain and flooding hit Kwara State (Nigeria):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FL-20200912-71253-NGA

2020-09-11 - Japan and the US to test methane hydrate extraction in Alaska:
http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200909/p2g/00m/0bu/135000c
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/09/10/national/japan-methane-hydrate-alaska/
http://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/09/4caab076f8f8-japan-us-to-test-methane-hydrate-extraction-in-alaska.html

Note: This is very expensive to do, requiring a lot of energy and resources. Economically speaking, this makes little or no sense. However, I suspect that the reason for extracting hydrates has less to do with using it as a source of energy and more to do with extracting it and burning it (thereby turning it into CO2) rather than waiting for it to explode out of the ocean by itself as the oceans warm, which would flood the atmosphere with methane, a much more powerful (and flammable) greenhouse gas, thereby ushering in our extinction dramatically faster. In other words, having it to burn it for energy is merely a side effect of the real goal. If this isn't even a break-even enterprise economically, it's still worth doing in the 'let's postpone apocalypse a little longer' sense...