Since 1971, a crater of 70 meters in diameter spits out flames in the Karakoum desert in Turkmenistan. What was supposed to be a simple drilling operation has turned into an inextinguishable pottery visible miles away. Fifty-five years later, the Turkmen authorities finally managed to reduce its intensity. More
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Since 1971, a crater of 70 meters in diameter spits out flames in the Karakoum desert in Turkmenistan. What was supposed to be a simple drilling operation has turned into an inextinguishable pottery visible miles away. Fifty-five years later, the Turkmen authorities finally managed to reduce its intensity. More