Massive mystery holes appear in Siberian tundra — and could be linked to climate change

CNN ^ | September 4, 2020 | Katie Hunt

[ProtectOurFreedom]

A Russian TV crew flying over the Siberian tundra this summer spotted a massive crater 30 meters (100 feet) deep and 20 meters wide -- striking in its size, symmetry and the explosive force of nature that it must have taken to have created it.

Scientists are not sure exactly how the huge hole, which is at least the ninth spotted in the region since 2013, formed. Initial theories floated when the first crater was discovered near an oil and gas field in the Yamal Peninsula in northwest Siberia included a meteorite impact, a UFO landing and the collapse of a secret underground military storage facility.

While scientists now believe the giant hole is linked to an explosive buildup of methane gas -- which could be an unsettling result of warming temperatures in the region -- there is still a lot the researchers don't know.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Now we have concrete proof that the Russians are planning to interfere in the election. They dug this giant hole to dump all the Republican ballots.

[Steely Tom]

Climate change is causing holes in Siberia. Soon the world will be a burning ball of fire.

[cabojoe]

They should name this massive hole “Don Lemon”. Thanks for posting the picture because clicking on any CNN link just has a stupid dirty feel to it.

[webheart]

Climate change is the cause of everything that can’t be blamed on Trump , Bush or COVID.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

[PIF]

Impact of some sort that hit at an angle, ejecta around hole.

[airborne]

Kamala, is that you?

[airborne]

Good catch!

[dblshot]

Heck, they get sink holes bigger than that in roads in Florida.

[Billthedrill]

...While scientists now believe the giant hole is linked to an explosive buildup of methane gas...

Tired of waiting for the first smirking, tiresome, adolescent Uranus reference so if nobody else is going to, by golly, I'll have to do it myself.

[Frank_2001]

Global warming attracts meteorites! We’re doomed!!! /s;)

[EagleUSA]

*** Big Firecracker ***

[misanthrope]

Holes aren’t massive......

[dfwgator]

How many in Blackburn, Lancashire?

[Bonemaker]

“...ejecta around hole...”

Reminds me of Obama for some reason.

[Bonemaker]

I vote for a meteorite the size of a marble.

[libertylover]

Climate change? Looks more like the hole from Rosie O’Donnell’s skydiving mishap.

[cgbg]

A little history is in order:

https://cei.org/blog/wrong-again-50-years-failed-eco-pocalyptic-predictions

[SaxxonWoods]

This is really interesting and why I’ll always like our 6 billion year-old climate change.

[BenLurkin]

Just enough to fill Albert Hall.