Understanding Permafrost and Its Global Distribution Permafrost, a layer of soil that remains frozen year-round, covers an impressive 24% of the Northern Hemisphere. It stretches across wide swaths of ...

What is Permafrost? Permafrost is a fascinating geological phenomenon, consisting of ground that remains frozen for at least ...

A seemingly minor trickle of groundwater beneath Alaska’s tundra is quietly releasing vast amounts of carbon into the ocean.

“It’s fast and dramatic, affecting landscapes in unprecedented ways,” Turetsky said. Permafrost, a perpetually frozen layer under the ground surface, contains rocks, soil, sand and, in some cases, ...

A study has found that as climate change causes the Arctic permafrost to melt, pathogens may awaken and damage crops. The ...

Yet at this cliff, called Duvanny Yar, the Kolyma had chewed through and exposed what lies beneath: a layer of frozen ground, or permafrost, that is hundreds of feet deep—and warming fast.

Researchers have made an incredible discovery in the Canadian Arctic: the remains of an ancient glacier that could be more ...

Landslides have uncovered pieces of an ancient glacier near Baffin Island. Researchers believe this is the oldest glacier ice ...

Thanks to climate change, thawing permafrost in the Canadian Arctic has revealed the buried remnant of a glacier that’s 770,000 years old.

20 of the most vulnerable hot spots were home to permafrost, which is rapidly thawing around the Arctic, with others being boreal forests. Map of areas that experienced ecosystem climate stress in ...