Osmosis drives explosions and methane release in Siberian permafrost

Ana M. O. Morgado, Luis A. M. Rocha, Julyan H. E. Cartwright +1

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…