This ice burns because it’s actually methane trapped in water. This week on Reactions, we talk about the chemistry of methane hydrates as a source of energy and a climate change threat.

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Credits:
Producer: Kirk Zamieroski
Writer: Alexa Billow
Scientific Consultants: Carolyn Ruppel, PhD (USGS). Ice structure provided by Martin Chaplin
Music: Alandra Lightflower Jones – Strike it up (82 style)

Sources:

https://worldoceanreview.com/en/wor-1/ocean-chemistry/climate-change-and-methane-hydrates/
https://worldoceanreview.com/en/wor-3/methane-hydrate/formation/formation-of-methane-hydrate/?ivt=1#ivt-91
https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/methane-hydrates-and-contemporary-climate-change-24314790
https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2017/3080/fs20173080.pdf
https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2017/3079/fs20173079.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rQkTBC0Rzo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U46XOoU0DrM
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ja055283f
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2016RG000534/full
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/ef402445k
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b03143

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