From unstable slopes to rock falls, thawing permafrost will have many consequences for mountain regions, including the Swiss ...

The frozen layers of Earth’s permafrost have long been a mystery, hiding secrets from thousands of years ago. Climate change, ...

Permafrost is frozen ground that remains solid for at least two consecutive years. It is prevalent in high latitude regions such as Siberia, Alaska, and Canada. Covering roughly 24% of the ...

In this video we show how warming temperatures are slowly thawing permafrost and affecting the stability of Swiss mountains.

As permafrost laced with buried ice thaws, the ground collapses, forming craters or lakes. This story appears in the September 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Sergey Zimov, right ...

Arctic methane release is the release of methane from seas and soils in permafrost regions of the Arctic. While a long-term natural process, it may be exacerbated by global warming. This results ...