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In the remote Yana Highlands of Siberia, a giant and ominous hole known as the "Gateway to Hell" is expanding at an alarming rate, with scientists attributing its rapid growth to the effects of climate change. Officially known as the Batagaika Crater, this massive depression has tripled in size over the past 30 years and now spans an area of 200 acres, reaching depths of 300 feet. The Batagaika Crater, shaped like a stingray or a giant tadpole, began as a small, barely noticeable crack in the 1960s, only visible in declassified satellite imagery. However, as global temperatures rise and permafrost melts, the crater has expanded significantly, revealing one of the oldest permafrost layers on Earth. Visible from Space The crater's sheer size and rapid expansion have captured the att...