Methane Outgassing in Siberia

By chance I came across THIS STORY in the Siberian Times. it seems, that with global warming methane is being released by the permafrost, often with spectacular results.

 The new funnel filmed from air by the team of Yamal-based TV station. Picture from July 2020 by Vesti Yamal. Note the figures for scale.

The other pictures in the article are equally spectacular. 

This is a rather worrying development. Methane is a more powerful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide and there is believed to be vast quantities of it captured in the permafrost. If it continues to be released it will trigger a vicious circle.