The Batagaika crater, renowned as the world’s largest permafrost crater, located in Russia’s Far East, is rapidly thawing, raising alarm bells among scientists worldwide. This natural phenomenon has set a series of devastating repercussions in motion, endangering the cities and towns across northern and northeastern Russia, as this “mega slump” begins to take its toll. Permafrost, a natural entity defined by NASA, is any ground that remains completely frozen at zero degrees Celsius for at least two consecutive years. Despite being composed of soil, rocks, and sand held together by ice, regions with permafrost aren’t always blanketed in snow. This … Continue reading Awakening the Siberian Leviathan: The Unstoppable Thaw of the Batagaika Crater