There are a number of ways to snuff out Turkmenistan's multidecade natural gas hellhole, from a pile of dirt to bombs. Maybe even a nuclear one. Reading time 7 minutes OK, who put “Turkmenistan is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Turkmenistan's "Gateway to Hell" is a fiery pit that has burned continuously since 1971. After over half a century, the inferno ...

During an international conference on hydrocarbon resources in Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat earlier this month, Irina Luryeva, head of the scientific research institute at the state-owned energy ...

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A crater in Siberia is expanding faster than anticipated due to climate change, scientists have discovered, saying it now poses problems for the surrounding habitat. The Batagaika slump, known as the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists have suggested drilling into the so-called "Gateway to Hell" ...

Turkmenistan said Thursday it had significantly reduced a gas fire that has been raging for half a century at a site dubbed the "Gateway to Hell" . The fire has been burning in the Karakum desert ...