solids that look very much like ice where gas molecules have been trapped in a cage of water molecules in the form of ice. The big difference is that this ice burns if exposed to a flame and will continue to support that flame on its own (Nersesian, 2007). However, methane hydrates are only stable at high pressures and low temperatures, making them very hard to get a hold of and store. It is believed that a relatively small drop in ocean depth sufficiently reduces the pressure above methane hydrate…
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