Siberian craters 'may solve the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle' - VIDEO

Earlier this year, mysterious craters began to appear in Siberia, sparking countless theories as to their origins.

Now scientists think they were caused by the explosion of gas underground.

And the explanation could explain the loss of ships and aircraft in the controversial area known as the Bermuda Triangle.

Gas hydrates are ice-like forms of water containing gas molecules, notably methane.

They exist in permafrost regions such as northern Siberia, but also under the oceans in some parts of the world.

'The main element - and this is our working theory to explain the Yamal crater - was a release of gas hydrates,' said scientist Vladimir Potapov. 

'It turned out that there are gas hydrates both in the deep layer which on peninsula is several hundred metres down, and on the layer close to the surface.

'There might be another factor, or factors, that could have provoked the air clap. Each of the factors added up and gas exploded, leading to appearance of the crater.'

He stressed that the crater is located on the intersection of two tectonic faults. Yamal peninsula is seismically quiet, yet the area of the crater looked into had quite an active tectonic life.

'That means that the temperature there was higher than usual,' Mr Potapov said.

Crucially, recent warm summer weather has melted gases trapped in layers just below the surface.

(dailymail.co.uk)

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