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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.
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More than 7,000 methane gas bubbles found in Siberia underground can explode at any time, creating giant craters.
According to Radio Sputnik (Russia), this deep pit has an area of about 80,000 km2, equivalent to the area of Austria or the US state of Maine.
Upon hearing a loud midnight sound, residents in a northern suburb of Guatemala City, Central Guatemala thought that some of the gas tanks had exploded.