Two more giant holes discovered after crater 'at the end of the world' is found in Siberia

[rascal]

Reindeer herders have stumbled across two more giant holes in the ground in northern Russia just two weeks after discovering the first at the “end of the world” in Siberia, local newspapers have claimed.

The Siberian Times has reported the discovery after the first 80metre-wide hole was spotted 1,800 miles east of Moscow in a barren permafrost stretch of Yamal, an area that translates as "the end of the world".

Researchers dispatched to investigate the first formation have taken soil and water samples to determine when the hole was formed. Yamal holds some of Russia’s largest gas reserves and the crater appeared less than 20 miles from the biggest gas field, Bovanenkovo.

One of the new craters has a diameter of about 15 metres and was found close to the first in the Taz district, near the village of Antipayuta.

Mikhail Lapsui, a deputy of the regional parliament, said local residents in the area first became aware of the new opening in September 2013.

He told the newspaper: “I flew by helicopter to inspect this funnel on Saturday 19 July. Its diameter is about 15 metres. There is also ground outside, as if it was thrown as a result of an underground explosion.”

The other crater is reported to be four metres wide and was discovered by herders hundreds of miles away in the Taymyr Peninsula, to the east of Yamal, in Kransoyark region.

Scientist Marina Leibman told URA.RU: "I have heard about the second funnel on Yamal, in Taz district, and saw the pictures.

"Undoubtedly, we need to study all such formations. It is necessary to be able to predict their occurrence. Each new funnel provides additional information for scientists."

My hunch is it's the devil escaping to teach us all a lesson of some sort.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

My hunch is it's the devil escaping to teach us all a lesson of some sort.

I think he's already escaped and is doing Tony Hibbert impressions in Ukraine.

 

[rascal]

I think he's already escaped and is doing Tony Hibbert impressions in Ukraine.

 

[Basil Fawlty]

It'll turn out to be the drilling for oil that is the cause IMO. You can't suck huge amounts of matter from under the earth and not expect collapses. Obviously it won't be attributed to drilling until there are no profits to be made

 

[witchdoc187]

fracking

 

[Tramps_mate]

fracking

Impossible...

 

[Tramps_mate]

It'll turn out to be the drilling for oil that is the cause IMO. You can't suck huge amounts of matter from under the earth and not expect collapses. Obviously it won't be attributed to drilling until there are no profits to be made

Do you know how oil is formed and extracted?

 

[The Esk]

Definitely not fracking, and almost certainly nothing to do with oil or gas drilling.

Even the shallowest gas is going to be 600m underground, and most of the Siberian wells target large deep structures - 4,000m or deeper

Interesting to find out though what causes these giant holes..

 

[orchard]

Could it be something to do with perma-frost thawing ???

 

[DualityNSNO]

"In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming."

 

[EFCNIK]

Any holes a goal.

 

[rascal]

Any holes a goal.

I was going to make a comment about someone's mar in the op but thought that would be too easy.

 

[Tramps_mate]

Could it be something to do with perma-frost thawing ???

That was one of my theories..

 

[orchard]

That was one of my theories..

Care to share mate?

 

[rascal]

Seriously though they're pingo's.

That's pingo, not pingu.