Siberia ground is turning into a trampoline

[jethrofloyd]

The ground in Siberia is turning into a trampoline and we should all be worried

http://www.techinsider.io/methane-bubbles-siberian-permafrost-climate-change-2016-7

Why is the ground bouncing like some sort of unholy trampoline? However, it's probably for similar reasons to those terrifying, hell-mouth craters keep opening up: The unseasonably warm weather in the Arctic regions (and let's be honest, everywhere) is causing permafrost — that is, the ground that should literally be permanently frozen — to thaw.

[ROGER]

So stick a pipe in it and generate electricity or heat area homes . DAH !

[DieChecker]

Hummmm.... This story seems a little shaky to me. 

[XClashGames]

It has nothing to do with Methane, what you see in the video is a phenomenon known as Soil Liquefaction, it is often caused by earthquakes but can also be caused by heavy machinery such as excavators or if there is so much water in the ground that it cannot hold it anymore and therefore acts in a jelly-like manner.

[Calibeliever]

On 7/23/2016 at 9:24 PM, XClashGames said:

It has nothing to do with Methane, what you see in the video is a phenomenon known as Soil Liquefaction, it is often caused by earthquakes but can also be caused by heavy machinery such as excavators or if there is so much water in the ground that it cannot hold it anymore and therefore acts in a jelly-like manner.

Your hypothesis would seem valid if it wasn't for the fact that it deflated with a hissing sound when he poked a hole in it with his boot. No water came out, just gas.

[DieChecker]

On 7/25/2016 at 10:44 AM, Calibeliever said:

Your hypothesis would seem valid if it wasn't for the fact that it deflated with a hissing sound when he poked a hole in it with his boot. No water came out, just gas.

And, if that was what was happening, then the entire tundra would be wobbly, not just small pockets. 

[XClashGames]

On 7/27/2016 at 5:51 PM, DieChecker said:

And, if that was what was happening, then the entire tundra would be wobbly, not just small pockets. 

Not necessarily, have you ever seen the ground after heavy machinery has been on it for a while? It does this exact thing, thing is, it can be caused by many different things.