Burning Methane from Frozen Lake

This video, recorded in November of 2007, on a lake near Fairbanks, shows Katey Walter from University of Alaska at Fairbanks and a research team drilling a hole through lake ice, then lighting the escaping methane. This video was shot by Carla Browning of University Relations at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. More at: http://www.alaska.edu/uaf/cem/ine/walter/videopage.xml

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• methane
• permafrost
• climate
• change
• flame

[Creatorofsplab]

No, it's a real scientific phenomenon. Methane buildups in the earth get trapped in glacial ice.

[ThePeanutShark]

I wanted to see the whole lake just explode.

[Pangolinx1]

@TrickyEmu The methane that will be coming out of the Siberian and Canadian permafrost is literally frozen mammoth shit composting. The permafrost melt lakes up there boil in the summer with escaping methane.

[tallard666]

How odd this video plainly exposing AGW permafrost melt causing biogenic methane accumulation in a lake is used by nincompoops anti-AGW-pro-fracking to contrarily claim that "methane in water is 100% natural". Corporate liars know no shame in distorting science to their profit. The relevant point in the fracking/methane debate is not whether methane ever occurs naturally in water, but whether industry is increasing total methane levels. I hope Katey gets a chance to out those idiots.

[lovebigboobs29]

@lajollascott I sense sarcasm.

[lajollascott]

@lovebigboobs29 Yes, lovebigboobs29, as I said, you are right. If there is anything, lovebigboobs29, of which you could never be accused, it is total ignorance, as evidenced by the overwhelming mass of scientific proof you have offered up. I am duly chastene, as well as humbled to be around as great a boon to the human race as you, lovebigboobs29. Thank you, lovebigboobs29. Thank you.

[lovebigboobs29]

@lajollascott LOL I dont care if you believe me or not. Its total ignorance to believe its man-caused. I am going to live my life not worrying about it nor changing the way I do stuff.

[lajollascott]

@lovebigboobs29 With an argument as incisive and cogent as that—not to mention such an erudite screen name—I am now utterly convinced you are correct. Well done, you.

[lovebigboobs29]

@lajollascott Climate change isn't man-made so I will live my life as I want.

[lovebigboobs29]

@911sheeple Global warming isn't real. I dont believe in Jesus and I know that.

[lovebigboobs29]

@johny71c Coal is better thats why

[lovebigboobs29]

@mosesmoses2000 Jesus isn't real.