The Dangerous & Expanding Gash in the Arctic; Batagaika Crater

In the Arctic, there is an expanding crack in the ground which every day removes more volume of rock than what is held in an Olympic sized swimming pool. Now extending to more than a mile in length, the feature in question is known as Batagaika Crater. Its appearance and existence are a bad sign of what is likely to become a more common hazard in the future. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth, Image © 2025 CNES / Airbus. This image was then overlaid with text, and overlaid with GeologyHub made graphics (the image border & the GeologyHub logo). If you would like to support this channel, consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: http://geologyhub.etsy.com) Google Earth imagery used in this video: ©Google & Data Providers This video is protected under "fair use". If you see an image and/or video which is your own in this video, and/or think my discussion of a scientific paper (and/or discussion/mentioning of the data/information within a scientific paper) does not fall under the fair use doctrine, and wish for it to be censored or removed, contact me by email at geologyhubyt@gmail.com and I will make the necessary changes. Various licenses used in sections of this video (not the entire video, this video as a whole does not completely fall under one of these licenses) and/or in this video's thumbnail image (and this list does not include every license used in this video and/or thumbnail image): Public Domain: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Sources/Citations: [1] Jongejans, L. L., Mangelsdorf, K., Karger, C., Opel, T., Wetterich, S., Courtin, J., Meyer, H., Kizyakov, A. I., Grosse, G., Shepelev, A. G., Syromyatnikov, I. I., Fedorov, A. N., and Strauss, J.: Molecular biomarkers in Batagay megaslump permafrost deposits reveal clear differences in organic matter preservation between glacial and interglacial periods, The Cryosphere, 16, 3601–3617, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-3601-2022, 2022. CC BY 4.0. [2] U.S. Geological Survey [3] Glen Fergus, 2015, Article link: http://gergs.net/all_palaeotemps/, Photo link: https://i0.wp.com/gergs.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/All_palaeotemps.png, CC BY 4.0 [4] Christiansen, Hanne & Sjöberg, Ylva & Blume-Werry, Gesche & Dorrepaal, E. & Etzelmüller, Bernd & Farnsworth, Wesley & Hjort, Jan & Ingeman-Nielsen, Thomas & Malenfant-Lepage, Julie & Petterson, R. & Sannel, A. & Siewert, Matthias & Tomaskovicova, S. & Väliranta, M.. (2024). A roadmap for developing higher permafrost education in Norden. Nordic Journal of STEM Education. 8. 18-44. 10.5324/njsteme.v8i2.5127. CC BY 4.0. 0:00 Arctic Problems 1:07 Batagaika Crater 2:55 Permafrost 3:31 Crater Formation 4:49 Gas Bubbles