Giant exploding craters only known to exist on Russia’s permafrost-covered Yamal and Gydan peninsulas may result from a specific set of conditions not found elsewhere in the Arctic.

  • @A_A
    link
    6610 months ago

    Saving you a click :

    … pressure from the (natural) gas may eventually cause the remaining permafrost to collapse, triggering an explosion.

  • @Krudler
    link
    English
    510 months ago

    I don’t even understand the post title.

    The cause of this has been known for at least several years to my knowledge?

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      210 months ago

      My thoughts as well. It’s built up gas from the thawing permafrost is what I understood it to be.