yamal Peninsula

Taymyr Peninsula
yamal Peninsula

Taz District

Burst water pipe?

Meteorite?

Burst water pipe?

Meteorite?
Collapsed Pingo?

Burst water pipe?

Meteorite?
Collapsed Pingo?
Unique Sinkhole?

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

In Siberian permafrost, large deposits of methane

gas are trapped in ice

2C

0.000179% Methane

9.6% Methane

Methane is 20 times more

volatile than carbon dioxide.

References

Nature Magazine
Science Daily Magazine
ScienJc American Magazine
The Siberian Times
TIME Magazine