Lit in 1971 to burn for weeks, Turkmenistan’s “Door to Hell” has blazed for over 50 years. Now fading, the fiery crater still hides mysteries beneath its flames and desert myths.
STRINGER/AFP/AFP People go to the "Gateway to Hell" gas crater in the middle of the Turkmenistan desert expecting an angry cauldron but are now coming away unimpressed. Once a giant uncontrollable pit ...
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Turkmenistan Gas Crater Could Finally Burn Out, Say Experts. 'Door to Hell' Has Been On Fire Since 1971
Scientists noticed the crater fires are now only visible from up close to the cavity, while in the past, they could be seen from far away.
Turkmenistan's Karakum Desert hosts a fiery pit, the Darvaza Gas Crater, nicknamed the Door to Hell. This site has blazed for over fifty years following a 1970s mining accident. Experts state ...
The world's biggest methane emitter through gas leaks, according to the International Energy Agency, it has committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions. But putting out the fire means killing off ...
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