地球的力量 第2集 大气(27)最奇异的事

Methane is a greenhouse gas that's 23 timesstronger than carbon dioxide,

甲烷是一种温室气体，强于二氧化碳23倍

so we're very interested in understanding

所以我们对于了解有多少

how much methane is coming out of these lakes.

到底有多少甲烷从这些湖里生成

There's one sure way to check

这有一种确切的方法去测量

just how much methane is in these bubbles,

这些气泡里有多少甲烷

because it's highly flammable.

因为甲烷高度易燃

Wow! My God!Whoo!

哇!我的上帝!喔哦!

I can't believe it's a fire coming out of ice.

我难以相信这些火是从冰中来

Alarmingly, these bubbles can be found all over the place

警告，这些气泡满地都是

which means there must be enormous amounts of methane trapped here.

这意味这里有大量甲烷被截留着

-You ready? -Yeah.

-你准备好了么?-耶

-That's nice, isn't it? -This place is just full of these.

-很漂亮，对吧?-这地方都是这些东西

Fire coming out of ice

火从冰中来

is one of the most bizarre things I've ever seen,

这是我见到最奇异的事情之一

but it has very serious implications.

但是这意味着很严重的问题