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Could gas hydrate pingos erupt? If so, how quickly? And how much CH4 could they release?

I'm sorry if the questions sounds silly. I'm new here and I don't know much about gas hydrates and oceanography. I made a few questions earlier this month but I didn't know much about how this site works and I couldn't specify my questions. Here is where I got the information about the pingos.

I just don't know how quickly (or if) they could erupt. This worries me because I don't know much about the subject and the media being alarmist about it doesn't help.

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  • $\begingroup$ Your link is to an index page. Could you specify which of those article(s) you refer to? $\endgroup$
    – Keith McClary
    Mar 31, 2021 at 16:01
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    $\begingroup$ some information about this en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_hydrate_pingo $\endgroup$
    – trond hansen
    Mar 31, 2021 at 17:49
  • $\begingroup$ – Keith McClary cage.uit.no/2017/06/01/… and cage.uit.no/2017/06/06/… , these articles are a few years old. $\endgroup$
    – Victor1995
    Apr 1, 2021 at 22:45
  • $\begingroup$ Thanks. BTW, only the owner of the Question or Answer is automatically notified. For others you need to put @UserName , followed by a space. $\endgroup$
    – Keith McClary
    Apr 5, 2021 at 3:11
  • $\begingroup$ In your last link, Pavel Serov says "And we will probably be able to observe significant changes to these domes during our lifetime.” "He is reluctant to speculate as to how much methane may be released into the ocean should the domes collapse entirely and abruptly. It is not possible to predict when it may happen either." $\endgroup$
    – Keith McClary
    Apr 5, 2021 at 3:35

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