Giant, 90ft Deep Craters Are Appearing on the Arctic Seafloor

Giant, 90ft Deep Craters Are Appearing on the Arctic Seafloor

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http://www.newsweek.com/ocean-crater-permafrost-thaw-methane-seafloor-1687735

Enormous craters measuring 90 feet in depth have appeared on the seafloor of the Arctic Ocean.

The craters, scientists say, are forming as a result of thawing submerged permafrost on the edge of the Beaufort Sea in northern Canada, with retreating glaciers from the last ice age driving the change.

Giant, 90ft Deep Craters Are Appearing on the Arctic Seafloor

Mar 14, 2022, 7:14pm UTC
http://www.newsweek.com/ocean-crater-permafrost-thaw-methane-seafloor-1687735 > Enormous craters measuring 90 feet in depth have appeared on the seafloor of the Arctic Ocean. > The craters, scientists say, are forming as a result of thawing submerged permafrost on the edge of the Beaufort Sea in northern Canada, with retreating glaciers from the last ice age driving the change.