Key Takeaways The Batagaika crater, located in Siberia, is a massive, expanding depression in the Earth's surface, formed due to permafrost thaw. • Its …
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Siberia's Batagaika Crater Just Keeps Growing, and That's Not Good
It's known as the "Gateway to Hell" and while it might not actually get you there, what it will unleash if it keeps thawing could truly be hellish.
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