Mystery Behind Giant Hole in Siberia Clearer as 2nd Discovered

The Moscow Times ^ | Jul. 22 2014

[zeestephen]

Yes - I hadn’t thought about that.

I guess I’m just stuck on the idea that commercial quantities of gas are almost always found in close proximity to petroleum.

[Smokin' Joe]

However, I was under the general impression that almost all natural gas forms from marine organisms, not from plant life.

Do a web search on "coalbed methane".

[The Cajun]

Oh, they’re giant wormholes?

"Scientists who (All having an eerie blue glow to their eyes)examined the first hole theorized that it could have been created when a mixture of water, salt and gas exploded underground, the Siberian Times news site reported."

[Nailbiter]

isn’t that the hole where the lemmings go :)

[zeestephen]

Right, I know coal mines blow up.

But I didn’t know that surface tundra could blow up.

[Smokin' Joe]

But I didn’t know that surface tundra could blow up.

After all those UFO sightings were blamed on "swamp gas"?

Actually, we don't know that it did, it is one possibility.

BTW, coal seams were drilled in the 90s for the methane (natural gas) present in them, and that may still be going on.

[zeestephen]

Thanks - I didn’t know that coal seams were a commercially viable source for gas.

I assumed they just flared the gas off to prevent mine explosions.