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Massive craters formed by methane blow-outs from the Arctic sea floor

 Crater in Yamal Peninsula in Siberia A new study in Science shows that hundreds of massive, kilometer-wide craters on the ocean floor in the Arctic were formed by substantial methane expulsions. Even though the craters were formed some 12,000 years … Continue reading

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