Flaming Crater, Darvaza Turkmenistan 1/6 - Phillips Connor
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Uploaded by madexpat on Jul 21, 2007
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Total overview of the crater.
The Darvaza area is rich in natural gas. While drilling in 1971 geologists accidentally found an underground cavern filled with natural gas. The ground beneath the drilling rig collapsed, leaving a large hole with a diameter of about 50-100 meters. To avoid poisonous gas discharge, it was decided to burn the gas. Geologists had hoped the fire would go out in a few days but it has been burning ever since. Locals have named the cavern The Door to Hell. Next to capturing the gas, flaring is safer and friendlier to the environment than releasing the methane into the atmosphere as methane is a relatively potent greenhouse gas with a high global warming potential of 72 (averaged over 20 years) or 25 (averaged over 100 years).
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thumb up if DEV bring you here!
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@NinioMal This is better than releasing the gas into the atmosphere.
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this reminds me of minecraft
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this is the main reason of global warming.
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@epicandamazin 30 something years ago they were drilling there and when they drilled a huge hole opened up and there was gas leaking and they left a whole bunch of drilling equipment down there, to make sure the gas wouldnt come to the surface they set it on fire and its been on fire ever since
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@meany1023 woooow 30 years thats huuuuuge, how is that, is made Natural. or man made or is it a lava or......
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@epicandamazin yea it has been always on fire for 30+ years now
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THIS - IS - TURKMENISTANNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Waiting for Diablo to show up any minute now.
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wat is it always on fire plz answer me
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All I can say is MARSHMALLOWS!! MARSHMALLOWS!! MARSHMALLOWS!!
StoicObserverS 2 months ago 8
Thats why happens when i fart
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