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[straykatz]

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/siberia-holes-mystery-deepens-two-new-craters-fou...

Has anyone been following the story about these mysteriosu holes found in Siberia and Russia?

[Topaz Gem]

They must have HUGE gophers out there.

[QueenDanceALot]

On 7/30/2014 Topaz Gem said:

They must have HUGE gophers out there.

Alexei! I was wondering where you'd run off to!!

[straykatz]

On 7/30/2014 Topaz Gem said:

They must have HUGE gophers out there.

LOL...good one!

[151949]

i'm putting my bets on those being missile silos.

[Kachina624]

Naw, it's prairie dogs.

[raven-blackbird]

actually I have been following them.........I think the last one was discovered by reindeer herders.........as often as that area is hit my meteors I'm betting that's what it is..............................raven

[dooBdoo]

Hi, straykatz! Never heard of it until I saw your thread. It's an interesting mystery.

I noticed an update in today's "Scientific American" e-newsletter. Here's a snippet, full article at link:

"Cause of Mysterious Siberian Holes Possibly Found

The holes are likely a type of sinkhole formed from melting permafrost or ice, which most likely erupted due to a collection of natural gas within the underground spaces

. . . From the photo of the Yamal crater, "it's obvious that some material was ejected from the hole," Romanovsky said. His Russian colleagues who visited the site told him the dirt was piled more than 3 feet (1 m) high around the hole's edges.

The crater's formation probably began in a similar way to that of a sinkhole, where water (in this case, melted ice or permafrost) collects in an underground cavity, Romanovsky said. But instead of the roof of the cavity collapsing, something different occurred. Pressure built up, possibly from natural gas (methane), eventually spewing out a slurry of dirt as the ground sunk away. Anna Kurchatova, a scientist at the Sub-Arctic Scientific Research Center in Russia, made a similar observation to The Siberian Times. . . ."

Link goes to: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cause-of-mysterious-siberian-holes-possibly-found/?&WT.mc...

[JustJules]

I have to say, your thread title scared me a little. Based on what I have heard and read in the news, I would say it's just geological changes. Could be War of the Worlds though.

[straykatz]

raven....I don't think they are meteorite craters....they look like something came up out of the hole not down.

doob....I saw that possible theory....not sure if that's a plausible explanation or not.

I was thinking nuclear silos too.....I doubt russia would admit to this.