Seven giant craters found in Siberia, Russia - VIDEO Russian scientists have found seven giant crater in Siberia, according to the portal Phys.org.Schitaetsya that mysterious phenomenon associated with climate change.
Sent to study the giant funnel (1 km in diameter), scientists have found 6 more similar soil failures. Researchers do not exclude that the craters can be much greater. All tectonic depressions are located in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District in northwest Siberia.
Scientists believe that the crater formed due to the melting of ground ice in the permafrost. The catalyst for the process may become the temperature rise due to global warming.
The phenomenon is similar to a volcanic eruption, the researchers explain. As soon as the ice melts, "the will" of methane. The gas pressurizes until until an explosion occurs, which leads to the formation of the funnel.
What danger can represent these craters? The fact that methane is highly inflammable, and at least one of the craters is developed next to the gas field.
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