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In Yakutia, the world's largest permafrost crater Batagayka began to melt
Miscellaneous / / July 22, 2023
Scientists from the Melnikov Permafrost Institute (Russia) reported about the rapid melting of the world's largest permafrost crater Batagayka, located in Yakutia. And in this regard, the failure began to expand rapidly.
The Batagai crater is located in the East Siberian taiga, 660 kilometers from Yakutsk and 10 kilometers from the village of Bagatai. It was formed in the 1970s as a ravine, and now it is a depression 1 kilometer long and about 100 meters deep.
While the growing crater may attract tourists, continued soil collapse is a sign of danger. As temperatures rise, we will see more and more of these mega sinkholes until all of the permafrost disappears.
Nikita Tananaev
Leading researcher at the Melnikov Permafrost Institute in Yakutsk
By data Roshydromet, Russia is heating up at least 2.5 times faster than the rest of the world. Melting permafrost is already threatening cities in the north and northeast of the country. This process destroys houses and roads, and disrupts pipelines. Extensive wildfires, which have become more intense in recent years, exacerbate the problem.
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