Why Siberia’s lakes sometimes explode, leaving behind giant craters in the frozen Arctic

Since 2014, a strange and violent phenomenon has been unsettling scientists and local herders across the remote Yamal and ...
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The Siberian tundra is exploding again as methane gas builds up

The Yamal Peninsula is energy-rich, holding Russia’s biggest natural gas reserves. The region is also home to the 572 kilometers (355 miles) long Obskaya–Bovanenkovo railway, completed in 2011, the ...