Massive exploding methane craters are tearing Siberia apart and scientists finally know why

Image caption: An enormous exploding methane crater. Image credit: BBC. Article by Tibi Puiu. ZME Science – November 11, 2024. Research Letter: Geophysical Research Letters.

In the remote Siberian tundra, the ground itself has begun to explode. Since 2014, more than 20 mysterious craters, each hundreds of feet wide, have torn open the Russian Arctic’s permafrost, leaving behind jagged holes filled with inky darkness. For years, scientists have been trying to explain these odd and, frankly, scary craters. […]

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