CGTN Tips: Methane hydrate, also known as 'fiery ice'

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Is it possible to start a fire with ice? The answer is yes, and there's a global race to make it happen. This is methane hydrate, also known as "fiery ice."

It's a natural gas trapped in ice crystals buried in the ocean floors. And researchers say there's enough reserve of methane hydrate that could last for thousands of years. But extracting it out is extremely hard. China made a huge breakthrough in 2017, setting a world record for the amount of such fuel retrieved in one single attempt.
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So much for the LNG that the US was hoping to sell to China.

cammm
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Fiery ice I love the idea of China leading the research, that way it will be honest research

jinz
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Not sure why humanity needs Methane hydrate when Natural gas is so abundance and cheap. There is not enough storages to contain NG too. We even burn it off or just released them into the air.

mueffe
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It was used by ancient Chinese fishing men to power their boats. Therefore it all belongs to China.

mth
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Fiery ice is the name of the most popular brand of meth in america.

teovu
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Still has a carbon footprint, though.

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