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At least it is burning. Two gas fields in Turkmenistan are reported to be leaking “mind boggling” quantities of unburnt methane - more CO2e than the entire annu

• unwind 3y ago
  Yeah, that was posted 24 hours ago [1] so this is probably the result of someone researching the topic. Really cool image on the wiki, so dramatic. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35871108 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35871108
  • pmontra 3y ago
    I camped close to the crater. One photo on Wikipedia shows some tents. The view at night is definitely better than the one when the sun is up in the sky so it's worth getting there late in the afternoon and spend one night. There is some smell of burnt gas downwind but not much. It's not even so hot, but you don't want to risk standing directly on the rim, as with any cliff.
    • a_ko 3y ago
      The view at night is sureal, but what you don’t get from the photos is the sound - reminds of a plane jet engine.