Giant 100 metre-wide crater appears in isolated
Russian region of Yamal
Scientists to take samples from hole found
near gas field after speculation crater was
caused by underground explosion
The mysterious 100 metre-wide crater filmed
by a helicopter passing over the remote
region of Yamal, in northern Russia.
Photograph: The Siberian Times
Reuters in Moscow
Wednesday 16 July 2014 22.47 BST
Researchers are to investigate a giant hole
that has appeared in one of Russia's most
isolated northernmost regions, state television
reported.
It was unclear what had caused the crater,
about 100 metres in diameter.
It was filmed from the air in Yamal – which
means "the end of the Earth" in the local
Nenets language – where temperatures
plummet to -50C and the sun barely rises in
winter.
An expedition to collect soil and water
samples from the site was planned for
Thursday, with two researchers from the
Siberian-based Centre for the Study of the
Arctic and a scientist from Russia's Academy
of Science, state news outlet Vesti reported.
TV Zvezda, broadcast by Russia's Defence
Ministry, quoted the person who took the
video footage as saying the hole appeared to
have been caused from below and that the
darker soil around its top indicated the effect
of high temperatures.
Yamal, inhabited by indigenous reindeer
herders, is one of Russia's richest regions in
natural gas. The hole was found near the
Bovanenkovo gas field, leading to speculation
that it could have been caused by an
underground explosion.
Source: www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/16/100-metre-sinkhole-russia-yamal-gas-field

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