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Study Links Climate Change to Gas Emission Craters

9/23/2025

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University of Oslo researchers propose heat and deep-sourced natural gas, not permafrost alone, form gas emission craters on the Yamal and Gydan peninsulas.
The first crater, found in 2014, is about 30 meters across and more than 50 meters deep.
The peninsulas sit above natural gas reserves, supporting the mechanism; climate change may weaken permafrost and expose craters, pending tests.

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Story summary

University of Oslo researchers propose heat and deep-sourced natural gas, not permafrost alone, form gas emission craters on the Yamal and Gydan peninsulas.
The first crater, found in 2014, is about 30 meters across and more than 50 meters deep.
The peninsulas sit above natural gas reserves, supporting the mechanism; climate change may weaken permafrost and expose craters, pending tests.