According to oceanographer John Kessler the methane levels in the oil coming from the sea floor now are at 40 % compared to the normal 5% found in typical oil deposits.



Associated Press Writers= NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It is an overlooked danger in oil spill crisis: The crude gushing from the well contains vast amounts of natural gas that could pose a serious threat to the Gulf of Mexico's fragile ecosystem.



The oil emanating from the seafloor contains about 40 percent methane, compared with about 5 percent found in typical oil deposits, said John Kessler, a Texas A&M University oceanographer who is studying the impact of methane from the spill.



That means huge quantities of methane have entered the Gulf, scientists say, potentially suffocating marine life and creating "dead zones" where oxygen is so depleted that nothing lives.



"This is the most vigorous methane eruption in modern human history," Kessler said. source



A new article out today might inadvertently add some weight to Richard Hoagland's claim /theory/rumour of a methane bubble under the sea waiting to explode on some Armegeddon -type level. ...?Here's the full article , which doesn't talk about what Hoagland does but discusses another potential doom scenario ..._______________________________________________________________As you can imagine this is being discussed on many forums, and on one I found a post from someone who put together a list of methane-connected events occuring in the past two months alone. Here is what they wrote :Gulf disaster- METHANEColumbia mine disaster- METHANEW. VA Massey Mine explosion- METHANEMexico explosion cause mile-long crack- METHANE translate.google.com... =enCT Kleen Energy massive explosion, killing many- METHANETexas natural gas refinery explosion - METHANEThere are more examples from the last 8 weeks or so, but you get the idea. Is it any surprise that one of the original apocalypse movies featured METHANE? "Mad Max" Thunderdome" lol. I never forgot that. Methane. It all comes down to that.______________________________________Coincidence, or connected.............?[edit on 18/6/10 by cosmicpixie][edit on 18/6/10 by cosmicpixie][edit on 6/18/10 by niteboy82]