Frozen Heat: A Global Outlook on Methane Gas Hydrates

USGS Gas Hydrates Project scientists participated for more than 4 years in the formulation of a new international report on methane hydrates that was recently released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). William Waite co-edited and Carolyn Ruppel reviewed volume 1, and John Pohlman, Keith Kvenvolden, Laura Stern, Timothy Collett, and others contributed imagery, results, and expert advice. The cover of the UNEP report features burning gas hydrate from the USGS laboratory of Laura Stern, Steve Kirby, and John Pinkston.