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 ...

Turkmenistan's "Gateway to Hell" is a fiery pit that has burned continuously since 1971. After over half a century, the inferno may finally be subsiding. Though this is the most common explanation, ...

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 ...

An enormous fiery pit in Turkmenistan has drawn increasing scrutiny from environmentalists and the country's government for its contribution to climate change. The Darvaza gas crater, dubbed ...

The Darvaza Natural Gas Crater is a vast, fiery pit, measuring 200 feet wide and 65 feet deep. For the past 50 years, it’s been smoldering away in the middle of the Karakum desert, in the central ...

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For the past 50 years, Darvaza Natural Gas Crater has been smoldering away in the middle of the Karakum desert in the central Asian country of Turkmenistan. But that may soon change. The “Gateway to ...

The ‘Gateway to Hell’, an enormous fire that has been raging in Turkmenistan for more than 50 years, has been tamed. The Turkmenistan government said that the authorities have been able to ...

The Gateway to Hell was one of the only tourist attractions in Turkmenistan, one of the most closed and repressive countries in the world, according to rights groups. The country sees hardly any ...

Turkmenistan said on Friday it will capture the gas fuelling its "Gateway to Hell", putting the man-made fire pit at risk of closure as the reclusive state seeks to reduce its greenhouse emissions.

Turkmenistan's "Gateway to Hell" is a fiery pit that has burned continuously since 1971. After over half a century, the inferno may finally be subsiding. Officially called the Darvaza crater, it sits ...