The Batagay crater, as seen on Google Earth in satellite data from May 2024.
Google, Airbus
- Satellite images show a giant hole in Siberia is rapidly expanding.
- The Batagay megaslump is a result of the ground thawing and collapsing as Arctic temperatures rise.
- It's an extreme case of a changing Arctic landscape accelerating the climate crisis.
A giant hole in the earth is breaking open the land in Siberia, and photos from space show it's growing rapidly.
It's the shape of a stingray...