Study offers new explanation for Siberia's permafrost craters #Climate #ClimateChange https://phys.org/news/2024-09-explanation-siberia-permafrost-craters.html > Mysterious craters that first appeared in the Siberian #permafrost a decade ago were caused by climate change-driven pressure changes that explosively released #methane frozen underground, a new study reports. The research offers a fresh take on the origins of the craters first sighted on Russia's Yamal Peninsula in 2014.