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Yamal failure
Immediately after the recent discovery of a huge dip in the mysterious land of the Yamal Peninsula news of this unusual natural phenomenon spread around the world, and stumped many scientists. One after another, followed by numerous versions of the causes of the crater.
Basil Epiphany, Head of the Laboratory of complex geological and geophysical exploration and development of oil and gas resources of the continental shelf of the Institute of Oil and Gas Problems RAS, met with the Governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Dmitry Kobylkin, who spoke about the findings of the study of several craters found on the Yamal Peninsula and Gydan.
"Ice kernel starts melting, and produced water has been replaced with gas. Thus, formed a gas pocket, the pressure increased, and there was a pneumatic exhaust "- so in a few sentences to explain complex scientific natural process
Basil Epiphany noted that only one month after the expedition with a small size of the Russian researchers first and largest of the detected craters already much diminished. Thus, according to experts, before the diameter of the funnel at the outer edge of 60 meters, the Inland - 40 meters and a depth greater than 50 meters, and now on the outer edge has a diameter of only 37 meters, the Inland does not exceed 25 meters and a depth of 35 -40 meters. All this, according to him, testifies during samozasypaniya funnel, which is caused by destructive action of water. Water flowing down the crater walls down, tempted permafrost, because of its volume, it does not have time to freeze and accumulates at the bottom.
The scientist noted that the bottom has emerged lake, yet small, but if everything continues in the same vein, he has a few years will have every chance to turn into one of the many lakes in Yamal.
According to Vasily Epiphany, natural events of a similar nature in the Arctic permafrost zones are known in the scientific world for over 50 years and do not hide anything in itself inexplicable and mysterious. But require careful study to the eve of the planned rapid development of the Arctic to avoid construction in these areas at risk of residential settlements and industrial facilities.
To do this, you must now begin to build the Yamal international scientific platform for in-depth study of the Arctic. You also need to set in advance here seismic stations and to develop safe and environmentally friendly ways of development of the Arctic shelf.
Source: www.popmech.ru
Basil Epiphany, Head of the Laboratory of complex geological and geophysical exploration and development of oil and gas resources of the continental shelf of the Institute of Oil and Gas Problems RAS, met with the Governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Dmitry Kobylkin, who spoke about the findings of the study of several craters found on the Yamal Peninsula and Gydan.
"Ice kernel starts melting, and produced water has been replaced with gas. Thus, formed a gas pocket, the pressure increased, and there was a pneumatic exhaust "- so in a few sentences to explain complex scientific natural process
Basil Epiphany noted that only one month after the expedition with a small size of the Russian researchers first and largest of the detected craters already much diminished. Thus, according to experts, before the diameter of the funnel at the outer edge of 60 meters, the Inland - 40 meters and a depth greater than 50 meters, and now on the outer edge has a diameter of only 37 meters, the Inland does not exceed 25 meters and a depth of 35 -40 meters. All this, according to him, testifies during samozasypaniya funnel, which is caused by destructive action of water. Water flowing down the crater walls down, tempted permafrost, because of its volume, it does not have time to freeze and accumulates at the bottom.
The scientist noted that the bottom has emerged lake, yet small, but if everything continues in the same vein, he has a few years will have every chance to turn into one of the many lakes in Yamal.
According to Vasily Epiphany, natural events of a similar nature in the Arctic permafrost zones are known in the scientific world for over 50 years and do not hide anything in itself inexplicable and mysterious. But require careful study to the eve of the planned rapid development of the Arctic to avoid construction in these areas at risk of residential settlements and industrial facilities.
To do this, you must now begin to build the Yamal international scientific platform for in-depth study of the Arctic. You also need to set in advance here seismic stations and to develop safe and environmentally friendly ways of development of the Arctic shelf.
Source: www.popmech.ru