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Researchers have found that the Crater of Batpayka in Siberia is expanding at incredible speed and there is a reason. Crater Batpayka, also known as the "Gate to Hell", is located in Siberia and was formed for the first time when the melting of eternal permafrost in Siberian tundra began to secrete tons of previously frozen methane - a powerful greenhouse gas - into the Earth's atmosphere.

Scientists have been watching the huge pit in the ground for years, but now they believe that the speed of opening the "gate of hell" has increased significantly, writes Daily Mail. A new study of local glaciologists has shown that the rate of methane and other carbon gases as the crater reached incredible from 4000 to 500 tons per year. Scientists believe that it demonstrates how quickly the degradation of eternal permafrost occurs.

Moreover, scientists warn that very soon the whole methane will leak out of the crater. The main reason for this acceleration, the study authors are called climate change. In focus. Technology has appeared its Telegram channel. Subscribe not to miss the latest and most intrusive news from the world of science! The team found that the crater in Siberia almost reached rock breed. In simple words, eternal permafrost, which melts and causes further collapse, almost completely melted.

However, you should not rejoice. Researchers have also warned that the crater may probably begin to expand on the edges and up the slope, which has not been observed before. This lateral expansion of the crater is also limited by the proximity of the indigenous rocks, the vertex of which, according to scientists, rises to the saddle between the nearest mountains at a height of about 550 meters above the surface.

During the study, scientists have developed a 3D model of how the icy eternal permafrost gave way to its perennial destruction, using large data from many independent sources. The command used high -resolution remote sensing data obtained from satellites, as well as drone flights over the batter. All of these data were combined with the permafrost samples and other soil samples in the field expeditions in 2019 and 2023.

With the help of the model, scientists were able to draw a map and predict the melting of the basic geological structure of eternal permafrost. In this way, they managed to find out how many materials are melted inside, and then ejected into groundwater or earthly atmosphere. The team analyzed the data and was able to determine how dynamically the forms of relief in the areas of eternal permafrost change.