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    • About the IPA
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Nature News: Mysterious Sibirian crater attributed to methane

2020-12-202014-08-06

A mystery crater spotted in the frozen Yamal peninsula in Siberia earlier this month was probably caused by methane released as permafrost thawed, researchers in Russia say.

To read the Nature News Article click here:

http://www.nature.com/news/mysterious-siberian-crater-attributed-to-methane-1.15649

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c/o Lin Chen
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER)
Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering
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Lanzhou, China