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2017-04-25 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Ancient methane 'burp' points to climate change 110 million years ago

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Posted by Fred 2017-04-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 I blame prehistoric frackers, possibly marsupial wildcatters.

Posted by Harry Panda9076 2017-04-25 05:59|| 2017-04-25 05:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Photo caption: Fossils like these Cretaceous tubeworms show part of the deep-ocean community that fed off the methane leaking from the mud.

So let's feed the tubeworms! AGW resolved!

But I wonder, what put all that methane *in* the ocean in the first place? Progressive dinosaurs? No grant money for that?

Posted by Bobby 2017-04-25 07:45|| 2017-04-25 07:45|| Front Page Top

#3 ...points to the possibility of a similar release in today's warming conditions.

You mean the 'warming conditions' that aren't occurring? And even if they were, what are we going to do - send down the crews from Armageddon to plug a hole or something?

Posted by Raj 2017-04-25 10:27|| 2017-04-25 10:27|| Front Page Top

#4 I knew Gaia shouldn't have eaten that bean burrito.

Posted by DarthVader 2017-04-25 10:31|| 2017-04-25 10:31|| Front Page Top

#5 Ancient methane 'burp' points to climate change 110 million years ago

Obviously, Bush is to blame. And Trump.

Posted by Dave D. 2017-04-25 11:30|| 2017-04-25 11:30|| Front Page Top

#6 The answer is simple. We need millions of pilot lights.

Posted by Silentbrick 2017-04-25 13:04|| 2017-04-25 13:04|| Front Page Top

#7 The appearance of the first finger and the first challenge to pull it.

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-04-25 15:51|| 2017-04-25 15:51|| Front Page Top

#8 Technically incorrect:
This would have been more of a fart than a burp.
Just tryin' to keep things straight.

Posted by ed in texas 2017-04-25 16:15|| 2017-04-25 16:15|| Front Page Top

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