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The skies of Siberia were recently filled with gold. An airplane was carrying gold, platinum and diamonds when the cargo hatch tore open. Nearly 200 bars of gold fell out before it could make an emergency landing! Luckily, no one was hurt. The 6800 pounds of gold has mostly been recovered. I wonder who has the rest?
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Much of Europe is being blasted by the “Beast from the East,” bringing snow and freezing temperatures. Unusually warm weather at the North Pole has pushed Siberia’s freezing air across Europe to the Mediterranean and the British Isles. Temperatures in the Arctic were more than 50 degrees Fahrenheit above average while Rome saw rare snow.
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Much of Siberia is covered in permafrost, where the ground temperature stays below freezing all the time. But large portions are starting to thaw out, causing the ground to slump and create holes. One giant crater nicknamed the “Doorway to the Underworld” is uncovering 200,000 year-old climate data, ancient pollen, and prehistoric animals.
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Archaeologists have discovered a giant burial mound over 2800 years old in Siberia. Wider than a football field, the mound could contain Scythian royals and countless treasures frozen into the earth. Excavations are planned to preserve the artifacts. The Scythians were fearsome nomads who had a reputation for making cups from their enemies’ skulls.
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