As China And US Plan to Exploit "Burning Ice" For Fuel, The Ice Race Is On

Photo: Icy Hot : Courtesy of NASA

From Popular Science:

Methane hydrate crystals show promise as a clean energy source.

When methane and freezing cold water fuse under tremendous pressure, they create a substance as paradoxical as it coveted: burning ice. Earlier in the year, a report from the National Research Council identified the combustible water, also known as methane hydrate, as a potential source of natural gas. Now, according to the Chinese news organization Xinhau, China is joining the US, Japan, and South Korea in the hunt for this weird mineral.

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