
"Although we talk so much about coincidence we do not really believe in it. In our heart of hearts we think better of the universe, we are secretly convinced that it is not such a slipshod, haphazard affair, that everything in it has meaning."
-- J. B. Priestley
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Methane Hydrate Maps
Here are a couple of maps showing the location of methane clathrate (or methane hydrate) deposits around the world. As you can see, all of the world's natural gas reserves, oil reserves, and coal reserves combined are not even equal to one third of the methane in these deposits. These deposits have begun to dissociate and release the stored methane.
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