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Will Stewart Updated: May 4 2021, 11:18 ET Will Stewart Invalid Date, THE world’s coldest village is facing freak wildfires caused by zombie infernos burning underground in -60C freeze. The wildfires, which are burning around the world’s coldest village, are believed to be caused by underground ‘zombie’ infernos fuelled by leaking methane. 10 10 It s thought that the fires are caused by thawing permafrost in the far north of Russia, which is releasing gas Thawing permafrost in the far north of Russia is releasing gas frozen for many millennia and igniting defrosting underground peat or brown coal, say reports. The fires are said to be near impossible to extinguish. ....
Ice on fire: first wildfires are registered around the world’s Pole of Cold in Yakutia 04 May 2021 Could burning ground in an area as extremely cold as Oymyakon be caused by zombie fires? 1 May 2021 wildfire south of Oymyakon (Yakutia), the coldest inhabited settlement on Earth. Picture: Pierre Markuse The air temperature in the Oymyakon district of Yakutia is still negative at nights, with daytime just about climbing over 1C. Snow is beginning to melt, but rivers are still locked in ice for at least a couple weeks more - which is completely normal for Oymyakon, the coldest permanently inhabited settlement on Earth. ....