(picture from Salemnews)Source:
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/july112010/doomsday-methane-ta.php
Topic:
Doomsday: How BP Gulf Disaster May Have Triggered a 'World-Killing' Event
Author:
Terrence Aym
21 December 2012, the Doomsday in Mayan’s calendar is coming soon. Terrence Aym describes a picture of how the world will end for readers ---- the massive eruption of explosive methane gas.
At first, the author tells us two massive historical disasters caused by methane gas eruption under the ocean, which is the same disaster that may be brewing near the Gulf of Mexico. Secondly, the author introduces a theory from Northwestern University's Gregory Ryskin. According to this theory, the oceans periodically produce massive eruptions of explosive methane gas and agreed by many geologists that this eruption will certainly be catastrophic which may bring the doomsday of the whole world.
In this article, the Gulf Coast will be the Ground Zero of the global disaster. Fortunately, this federal government has already taken measures to keep resident away and lower the harm. But the influences of the disaster may result in massive death on the water and the poisoned air, water and land.
I have to admit that the writer presents his point in a very logical way. He first uses the history to illustrate the image of the disaster may come and then expound the theory. After that, the rest of the news uses the quotes and facts as evidences to move forward his point. Basically, this whole article is an example of good, traditional online news. It has good logical structure and uses many hyperlinks for every professors, evidences and sources. With these links, the readers can have a systematic view of the methane gas eruption.
In my opinion, today, the readers are easily attracted by the pointless fancy stuffs so may miss the true point the writer want to demonstrate. The good effective online news should be like this article, logical structure and sufficient links for all the useful sources that can not only present the author’s point but also convenient for its readers to broaden their horizons.
