Alarming wildfires rage near giant ‘Mouth of Hell’ gash in the tundra, a wonder of Siberia13 Jun 2019Батагай, Верхоянский район, Республика Саха, Russia The fires are now raging some 10 to 15 kilometers from the megaslump crater - a large hole in the frozen Arctic soil which highlights the dramatic speed of thawing permafrost. |