Arctic permafrost isn’t thawing gradually, as scientists once predicted. Geologically speaking, it’s thawing almost overnight. As soils like the ones at Duvanny Yar soften and slump ...

Climate change played a key role in the 'catastrophic' 2023 floods in the Himalayan state of Sikkim in India, a new study ...

Understanding Permafrost and Its Global Distribution Permafrost, a layer of soil that remains frozen year-round, covers an ...

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

The Arctic and other permafrost-covered regions have remained frozen for thousands of years, acting as a natural time capsule ...

Permafrost thaw poses multiple risks to local Arctic communities, their livelihoods, infrastructure and environment. A transdisciplinary study led by Umeå University and others has identified key ...

Increasingly thawing permafrost soils not only pose a global threat due to the CO 2 and methane gas stored in them, but also have far-reaching implications for the approximately three million ...

An inevitable, and observable, consequence is the thawing of permafrost, and there are strong indications that the occurrence of landslides is increasing as consequence. However, there is still ...

This access road near Toolik Field Station on Alaska’s North Slope shows the effect of ground subsidence. More needs to be done to better understand rapidly changing Arctic landscapes that are ...

The study, led by Dmitry Streletskiy, a professor of geography and international affairs, showed that permafrost — soil that stays frozen for more than two years — that is melting because of rising ...