The Batagaika crater, aptly nicknamed the "Gateway to Hell," is not just a geological curiosity, it's a stark reminder of the rapid changes our planet is undergoing. Batagaika crater (Murton et al./ ...

Batagaika Crater is a thermokarst depression in the Chersky Range area of Siberia, recognised as the largest such depression on Earth. It was first noticed in secret satellite images from the 1960s.

The Batagaika crater is growing by 20 to 30 metres each year year and is unstoppable. At this pace, the "mouth to hell" is set to engulf everything around it. Advisory Alert: It has come to our ...

Officially known as the Batagay (also spelled Batagaika) crater or megaslump, the crater was first spotted on satellite images in 1991 after a section of hillside collapsed in northern Sakha in ...

Kawah Ijen is an active stratovolcano whose name derives from the Indonesian words "Kawah," meaning "crater," and "Ijen," meaning "volcano." Kawah Ijen is on the island of Java in Indonesia. What's ...