Turkmenistan's president has ordered the "Gateway to Hell" fire, which has been blazing for decades in a massive desert gas crater, to be extinguished. Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov wants it to be released for environmental and health concerns, as well as to boost gas exports. The formation of the Darvaza crater in the Karakum Desert is shrouded in mystery. Many … [Read more...] about Turkmenistan intends to close the so-called “Gateway to Hell.”