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Methane Blow Holes
Methane Blow Holes
Taymyr Peninsula
yamal Peninsula
Taz District
sinkholes
Acid
Rain
Drought
Rain
Dissolves
limestone
Creates
a
cave
under
the
soil
Less
water
to
hold
soil
up
Land
gets
soaked
and
dense
Collapse
of
surface
layer
sinkholes
Acid
Rain
Drought
Rain
Dissolves
limestone
Creates
a
cave
under
the
soil
Less
water
to
hold
soil
up
Land
gets
soaked
and
dense
Collapse
of
surface
layer
sinkholes
Acid
Rain
Drought
Rain
Dissolves
limestone
Creates
a
cave
under
the
soil
Less
water
to
hold
soil
up
Land
gets
soaked
and
dense
Collapse
of
surface
layer
sinkholes
Acid
Rain
Drought
Rain
Dissolves
limestone
Creates
a
cave
under
the
soil
Less
water
to
hold
soil
up
Land
gets
soaked
and
dense
Collapse
of
surface
layer
Unique Sinkhole?
Permafrost
soil at or below 0C for two or more years
stores massive amounts of carbon
released in the form of carbon dioxide and methane
2C
0.000179% Methane
9.6% Methane
References
Nature
Magazine
Science
Daily
Magazine
ScienJc
American
Magazine
The
Siberian
Times
TIME
Magazine