Russian hole attracts scientists' curiosity

[Vikrant]

This is interesting.

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Researchers are set to investigate a giant mysterious hole that has appeared in one of Russia's most isolated northernmost regions, state television reported.

It was unclear what had caused the gaping crater, about 100 metres in diameter, filmed from the air in Yamal, which means 'the end of the Earth' in the local Nenets language, where temperatures plummet to minus 50 degrees Celsius and the sun barely rises in winter.

An expedition to collect soil and water samples from the site was planned for Thursday with two researchers from the Siberian-based Centre for the Study of the Arctic and a scientist from Russia's Academy of Science, state news outlet Vesti reported.

This mysterious giant hole in Russia is baffling scientists : World, News - India Today

 

[Star]

This is interesting.

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Researchers are set to investigate a giant mysterious hole that has appeared in one of Russia's most isolated northernmost regions, state television reported.

It was unclear what had caused the gaping crater, about 100 metres in diameter, filmed from the air in Yamal, which means 'the end of the Earth' in the local Nenets language, where temperatures plummet to minus 50 degrees Celsius and the sun barely rises in winter.

An expedition to collect soil and water samples from the site was planned for Thursday with two researchers from the Siberian-based Centre for the Study of the Arctic and a scientist from Russia's Academy of Science, state news outlet Vesti reported.

This mysterious giant hole in Russia is baffling scientists : World, News - India Today

We'll have to wait for a complete investigation but among many other theories... it might be a melting "pingo" or-----or the unusual hole might:


"[Anna] Kurchatova believes that the hole was formed by a explosion triggered by a volatile combination of water, gas, and salt. Kurchatova told the Siberian Times that global warming likely caused a rapid melt of ice packed full of gas, releasing the gas in an action akin to "popping a champagne bottle cork," ultimately creating the crater."
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[NLT]

American Liberals will say Fracking in Texas did it.