Burning Ice from the Ocean Floor

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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. • Learn more about our Earth Day celebration! www.acs.org/ccew • Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions • Facebook! / acsreactions • Twitter! / acsreactions • Instagram! / acsreactions • Tumblr! / acsreactions • You might also like: • Cow Burps Are Warming the Planet • • Cow Burps Are Warming the Planet • How Does Salt Melt Ice? • • How Does Salt Melt Ice? • How Do We Know How Old the Earth Is? • • How Do We Know How Old the Earth Is? • How Do Snowflakes Form? • • How Do Snowflakes Form? • 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... • https://worldoceanreview.com/en/wor-3... • https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowl... • https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2017/3080/fs... • https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2017/3079/fs... • • Methane Hydrate: Fire, Ice, a Huge ... • • USGS Gas Hydrates Lab • https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/... • http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10... • https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021... • https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021... • • Ever wonder why dogs sniff each others' butts? Or how Adderall works? Or whether it's OK to pee in the pool? We've got you covered: Reactions a web series about the chemistry that surrounds you every day. • Produced by the American Chemical Society.

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