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Re:Thousands of underground gas bubbles poised to 'explode' ... by mirimir on Thursday March 23, 2017 @03:50PM (#13943543)
I suspect that the interests driving denial are planning to ride the crash. There are probably developments in favorable locations. Land. Security. Infrastructure. Resources.
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Re:Thousands of underground gas bubbles poised to 'explode' ... by marcosdumay on Thursday March 23, 2017 @04:44PM (#13944076)
Does somebody have climatology models reliable enough to determine a favorable location?

AFAIK, anything can go wrong anywhere.

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Re:Thousands of underground gas bubbles poised to 'explode' ... by mirimir on Thursday March 23, 2017 @05:17PM (#13944393)
Maybe so, but I'm sure that good guesses are possible. Basically, further from the equator, away from oceans, and higher altitude. And away from large cities. I wonder about some of those "useless" Chinese cities, for example.
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Re:Thousands of underground gas bubbles poised to 'explode' ... by flukus on Thursday March 23, 2017 @09:27PM (#13945830)
Most of those "useless" chinese cities are filling up now. All of those stories were like looking at a brand new housing estate before any of the houses were on sale.
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Re:Thousands of underground gas bubbles poised to 'explode' ... by mrec on Thursday March 23, 2017 @09:24PM (#13945810)
> I wonder about some of those "useless" Chinese cities, for example.

Never attribute to forethought that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

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Re:Thousands of underground gas bubbles poised to 'explode' ... by omegaworks on Thursday March 23, 2017 @05:25PM (#13944458)
Siberia stands to become more arable if the permafrost thaws. It certainly becomes more drillable.

Wonder who might be involved there...

https://www.2b1stconsulting.com/exxonmobil-and-rosneft-set-j...

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Re:Thousands of underground gas bubbles poised to 'explode' ... by mirimir on Thursday March 23, 2017 @05:36PM (#13944590)
Yes, Russia and Canada. With ice-free shipping links.
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