7,000 air bombs can create giant pits in Siberia

More than 7,000 methane gas bubbles found in Siberia underground can explode at any time, creating giant craters.

Based on field surveys and satellite surveys, Russian researchers discovered more than 7,000 methane-filled bubbles in the Siberian Yamal and Gydan Peninsula, the International Business Times on March 21.

According to Alexey Titovsky, director of the Yamal Department of Science, understanding these methanne bubbles plays an important role in assessing the hazards they create.

A mound raised by air bubbles can explode at any time.(Photo: Siberian Times).

Unusually swollen Siberia ground phenomenon has been discovered by scientists since July 2016. When they stomped on the ground, methane and carbon dioxide gas escaped. The reason is attributed to other warm summers that often cause permafrost to melt, releasing methane gas that accumulates underground.

Scientists believe this process caused many giant craters in recent years , including the crater "Gate to Hell" near Batagaiin.

Titovsky emphasized 7,000 bulges capable of exploding and collapsing into craters."At first the bulge was a bubble. Over time, bubbles exploded, released gas, formed giant craters," Titovsky said. "We need to know which bulge is dangerous and where it is. Scientists are working to detect and identify potential threat signs, such as maximum bulge height and pressure that the ground can resist ".

The team is planning to continue mapping all the subterranean bubbles in Yamal.