REDUCTION OF METHANE EMISSIONS IS A PRIORITY TASK FOR TURKMENISTAN
There is a place in Turkmenistan where fire erupts from the ground in the middle of the desert, but not everyone knows the nature of this phenomenon. The Darvaza crater, officially named the Shining of Karakum, is approximately two hundred and seventy kilometers from Ashgabat. It is a down warping with a diameter of 60 m and a depth of about 20 m.