Osmosis Drives Explosions and Methane Release in Siberian Permafrost

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Morgado, Ana M. O., Rocha, Luis A. M., Cartwright, Julyan H. E., Cardoso, Silvana S. S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: American Geophysical Union 2024
• Subjects: Explosion; Methane hydrate; Osmosis; Permafrost; Yamal; Taymyr; Ice; permafrost; Siberia
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/372888; https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL108987

Mysterious craters, with anomalously high concentrations of methane, have formed in the Yamal and Taymyr peninsulas of Siberia since 2014. While thawing permafrost owing to climate warming promotes methane releases, it is unknown how such release might be associated with explosion and crater formati...