And if these researchers are correct, Siberia can expect to see more gaseous landscaping in the future. Not only has climate change triggered permafrost melt throughout the Arctic, but large ...

In other words, the megaslump is "slowly encroaching upon the landscape like a living thing", said Treehugger. Locals in Siberia have mixed feelings about the unusual chasm, said Yahoo News.

As the frozen ground warms much faster than expected, it’s reshaping the landscape—and releasing carbon gases that fuel global warming. The Batagaika crater in eastern Siberia, half a mile ...