Scientists have suggested that permafrost is a so-called "tipping element"—a part of the climate system that shifts to another state when a critical temperature threshold is reached.

The Batagai megaslump is more than just a geological marvel; it is a site of environmental significance. The thawing permafrost releases up to 5,000 tons of organic carbon annually, contributing to ...

Canada is losing its permafrost to climate change. The Indigenous residents of Tuktoyaktuk know they’ll have to move but don’t agree on when.

A study published in the Journal of Geomorphology, global warming is the cause of the enlargement of the Batagaika crater in Siberia.

According to a study published in the Journal of Geomorphology, global warming is the cause of the enlargement of the Batagaika crater in Siberia. Also known as the "gate to hell", this crater ...

The growing "gateway to the underworld," officially known as the Batagay megaslump, is the largest megaslump in the world and exposes permafrost layers that are 650,000 years old.

Nikita Tananaev, a researcher at the Melnikov Permafrost Institute in Yakutsk, who was not a contributor to the new research, says eakage from the crater is altering nearby ecosystems permanently.

A giant megaslump in Siberia could prove beneficial to the future of science. Known as the 'Gateway to Hell', the Batagay megaslump is the biggest permafrost crater in the world and it's getting ...

It's the world's largest "retrogressive thaw slump," which is a pit that forms when permafrost thaw causes the ground to cave in, creating a landslide as the earth at its edges slumps into the pit.

The Batagay megaslump first appeared in satellite images as a sliver. Now it's a chasm emitting thousands of tons of carbon dioxide per year.