Sentences with phrase «siberian crater»

«Mysterious Siberian crater attributed to methane: Build - up and release of gas from thawing permafrost most probable explanation, says Russian team.»

The depth of the Siberian crater is not known.

Yet even if the Siberian craters do prove to be an unexpected mechanism of accelerated methane release, the best analogy here remains «boiling a frog» as impacts accumulate gradually, until eventually a tipping point is reached.

Siberian craters small in comparison A few of these craters were first observed in the 90 - ties.

Not exact matches

In comparison, the huge blow - out craters on land on the Siberian peninsulas Yamal and Gydan are 50 - 90 meters wide, but similar processes may have been involved in their formation.

Becker notes the crater coincides in age with the breakup of Gondwanaland, the opening of the Indian Ocean, and extreme volcanism across the Siberian plains — plus, of course, the massive extinction.

I had a Skype chat Wednesday about Siberian permafrost in the context of climate change with Marina Leibman, a top Russian permafrost expert who had just returned from examining the unusual crater spotted on the Yamal Peninsula in Siberia late last week.

There are now 4 huge craters in the Siberian Arctic, plus many nearby smaller ones.

Now, according to recent reports in the Siberian Times, a total of seven craters with features similar to the Yamal eruption have been pinpointed by observers.

(Siberian methane crater locations.

«According to the Siberian paper, «Anna Kurchatova from Sub-Arctic Scientific Research Centre thinks the crater was formed by a water, salt and gas mixture igniting an underground explosion, the result of global warming.