'Gateway to Hell': Giant Hole in Siberia Is Expanding Rapidly
A giant hole in the earth is breaking open the land in Siberia, and photos from space show it's growing rapidly.
WRITER FUEL: The "gateway to the underworld," a huge crater in Siberia's permafrost, is growing by 35 million cubic feet (1 million cubic meters) every year as the frozen ground melts, according to a new study.
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Writer Fuel: Siberia’s Gateway to the Underworld
The Batagay crater is a huge depression in the permafrost in northern Yakutia, Russia. (Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory) The "gateway to the underworld," a huge crater in Siberia's permafrost, is growing by 35 million cubic feet (1 million cubic meters) every year as the frozen ground melts, according to a new study. The crater,...
Siberia's 'gateway to the underworld' megaslump is revealing 650,000 year-old secrets from its permafrost
The permafrost inside the Batagay crater is the second-oldest ever found on Earth and scientists are using it to reconstruct the planet's ancient climate.
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Siberia's 'gateway to the underworld' megaslump is revealing 650,000 year-old secrets from its permafrost
The permafrost inside the Batagay crater is the second-oldest ever found on Earth and scientists are using it to reconstruct the planet's ancient climate.
Matt Willemsen
Liminal Fiction
Matt Willemsen