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=**FROZEN METHANE**=

Frozen methane is a hydrocarbon made up from methane molecules which join with hydrogen molecules to form a cage of ice. It looks like packed snow but is filled with methane. Frozen Methane looks exactly the same as ice, but will burn if you set fire to it. Frozen Methane would burn just like normal methane and could potentially heat homes, fuel cars and power Large Countries, since there is actually much of it to be found around th world. "Recent data suggest that just 1 percent of Earth's methane hydrate deposits could yield enough natural gas to meet America's energy needs for 170,000 years". Lots of Frozen Methane has been found under seas and deep below the seas bed. But in Japan they have already started to drill for frozen methane. This "Fire ice' is quite difficult to mine, because they need to use a method to depressurise the frozen methane gently.If they make a mistake the frozen methane could potentially leak into the water or air.Tokyo has already started to advertise frozen methane and has planned for it to be ready for use by 2018. This type of gas would be one that Japan would not have to import from any other countries.
 * How it works
 * A particular example from around the world

The research team found out that 80% of the deep water and more than half the surface water had methane levels that were eight times more than normal seawater. Current theory, "Current theory has linked this to a vast release of frozen methane from beneath the sea floor, which led to the earth warming as a result of increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Frozen Methane has also been found on mars, which made some scientists believe that there could be life on earth because frozen methane needs bacteria to live.Normal methane is normally given off through cows, landfills, and marshlands.Where the bacteria in them generate methane as a waste product. Frozen Methane generally has to do the same thing.Which means that there could be life on mars.If the pressure is too low, the gas won't sit still long enough; if the temperature is too high, the water won't.This would mean that the cage of Methane would break and it would fall apart and leak into somewhere.
 * Facts and figures about the source

Frozen Methane could potentially be just as bad for the environment as other fossil fuels. It could increase climate and lead to more global warming. Not just if we use it but also because if the oceans get warmer then the frozen methane could melt and leak into the water and evaporate into the atmosphere. This could be very dangerous for the environment
 * The environmental effects

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