Alarming wildfires rage near giant ‘Mouth of Hell’ gash in the tundra, a wonder of Siberia
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Батагай, Верхоянский район, Республика Саха, Russia |
The fires are now raging some 10 to 15 kilometers from the megaslump crater - a large hole in the frozen Arctic soil which highlights the dramatic speed of thawing permafrost.
Batagaika crater
Siberian Times