| 单词 | permafrost |
| 例句 | At last he found what he wanted: a firm rock deep-anchored in the permafrost He backed against it, tensing his legs and choosing his moment. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Every Eskimo family had a deep cellar in the permafrost into which they put game. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Her words were ordinary but her face was a Siberian permafrost. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z It was as if the earth itself, the permafrost, were slowly awakening from a long dream of being frozen. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The “frozen soils of the mammoth steppe” are “the biggest natural source of greenhouse gases on the planet,” and the permafrost has already begun to thaw. When Woolly Mammoths Roamed the Earth 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z On catching a glimpse of Siberian permafrost in thawing upheaval, or seeing a Panamanian phosphate tanker smashing against a quay on Christmas Island, you can only think: Wow, this looks bad. Conservation-photo award winners at the Burke: beautiful, brutal, complex 2012-07-13T19:37:03Z Rising temperatures are melting permafrost, causing it to release some of the carbon into the atmosphere. Climate change is altering the Arctic faster than expected 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z The 20-acre sandstone maze was created some 400 million years ago during the last ice age, purportedly from permafrost and ice wedging, which created large crevices that began as tiny cracks in the soft sandstone. A restless Virginia resident finds sights that evoke the West within driving distance 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z Sometimes I wondered if I had gone to permafrost. How a Missing Sock Changed My Life 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z For the next two days the scenery changed little: taiga and permafrost met swampy lowlands for hundreds of miles. On board the Trans-Siberian Railway for a centenary ride 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z In Siberia, they see hayfields that are underwater because of the thawing of the permafrost layer. Review: ‘The Anthropologist’ Tells a Mother-Daughter Story, With Rising Seawater 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z From the bridge on the outskirts of town I follow the Great Trail along the riverfront, admiring the period houses built on blocks to avoid sinking into the thawing permafrost. The ultimate hike: three tasters of Canada’s Great Trail 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z Russian scientists on Monday showed off a prehistoric puppy, believed to be 18,000 years old, found in permafrost in the country’s Far East. Prehistoric puppy discovered as Russia’s Far East warms 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z Williams, whom I watched first in rehearsal and then a few days later across that Spring Place table, is good-looking in a way that seems almost uncanny, with a grin that could melt permafrost. So Long, Medical Scrubs. Jesse Williams Is Ready to Play Ball. 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z For another, Walker’s first novel tapped neatly into our fears about the melting of the permafrost. Dangerously Deep Sleep Is Contagious in ‘The Dreamers’ 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Traditional siġluaqs, or ice cellars, are made by digging a tunnel 10 to 20 feet into the earth's surface and creating a small room deep inside the permafrost. Climate change is melting Arctic ice cellars 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z The show pings from urbanizing villages in Kenya along Chinese-funded train routes, to endangered communities in Siberia where climate change is hastening the melt of permafrost. Why Rem Koolhaas Brought a Tractor to the Guggenheim 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Human infrastructure was strained by melting permafrost in Alaska and larger wildfires in California. One of America’s top climate scientists is an evangelical Christian. She’s on a mission to persuade skeptics. 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z Figuratively, glaciers and permafrost melt just outside the frame of many of the pieces. In the galleries: Reclaiming cultural identity 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z While permafrost thaw is a major issue affecting ice cellars, they can fail for a variety of reasons, including other impacts from climate change, poor maintenance, and ground disturbances from urbanization. Climate change is melting Arctic ice cellars 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z It would also inevitably be accompanied by vast stores of methane – currently sealed under the Siberian permafrost tundra – being released, greatly accelerating our climate problem even further. Humans – the real threat to life on Earth 2013-06-29T23:05:50Z Starting in boreal forest, passing through Arctic tundra and ending on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, the road will be elevated above the permafrost, separated by a layer of quarried rock and protective fabric. The Road to the Top of the World 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z It sits on permafrost about 120 miles north of the Arctic Circle. The Road to the Top of the World 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z It is located above the permafrost line, placing it in the Arctic Circle. Oreo builds asteroid-proof bunker above permafrost line, fills it with cookies and powdered milk 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z Its first pages summon, in dystopian-novel fashion, the results of the 2016 election alongside anthrax trapped in the permafrost being released into the atmosphere because of global warming. Isabel Wilkerson’s ‘Caste’ Is an ‘Instant American Classic’ About Our Abiding Sin 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z It’s permafrost, Bond explained, like taking an entire landscape and throwing it in the freezer. 125 years after gold was discovered in the Yukon, we ventured up to Dawson City. Here’s what it looks like now 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Blazes that penetrate the soil spur the release of substantial quantities of greenhouse gases, particularly in chilly places like Alaska, where carbon and methane have been sealed beneath the permafrost for eons. Are the American West’s Wildfires Inevitable? 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z Beneath the tundra’s permafrost, far more ancient microbes and viruses wait. The stories to read to be the smartest person at the Thanksgiving table 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z These islands, as the recent hurricanes show, are not habitable like the large desert and permafrost regions of the world. Edwidge Danticat: Dawn After the Tempests 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z For the 21st-century reader who’s seen one too many photos of emaciated polar bears loping across melting permafrost, “Icebound” can read a little like paradise really, really lost. ‘Icebound’ Takes Us Back to the Arctic, in All Its Terror and Splendor 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z Around us was wetland 8 to 10 inches deep, and underneath that, permafrost, some of it 2,000 feet thick. This 414-mile road to the Arctic Ocean is one of the world’s most remote highways 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z The remains of mammoths and their cousins keep emerging out of beanfields and permafrost, making headlines. When Woolly Mammoths Roamed the Earth 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z I felt elected politicians were these brief summers of electoral democracy, and I wanted to deal with the permafrost of power, the people who are always there. Edward St. Aubyn on the Challenge of Reimagining Shakespeare 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z "Now, we have to haul up water by buckets from siġluaqs because the permafrost is thawing out. Otherwise, our whale meat will all go bad. . . . Will we need a big freezer in the future?" Climate change is melting Arctic ice cellars 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z The Arctic is warming faster than the rest of the world, causing permafrost to degrade "extensively, persistently, and rapidly," according to new research published in the journal "Advances in Climate Change Research." Climate change is melting Arctic ice cellars 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z After hiking to see reindeer and arctic foxes, walking back through the permafrost peat bogs was a “laugh and cry” adventure. From the bottom of the world to the top, two friends explore the poles 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z “It seems like slight temporary variations in the permafrost — that active layer — is affecting the temperature of our cellar,” Brower said. Failing ice cellars signal changes in Alaska whaling towns 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z The caravan thundered down highways that were barely there, the roadbed eaten by permafrost, the gravel flying like buckshot against the bottoms of the big cars. Jerry Lee Lewis on touring with Elvis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins: “They knew, even then, they were seeing the greatest thing” 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z They inhale something unholy in the thawing permafrost and unwittingly carry it back to their village. In ‘Phase Six,’ Two Women Get to Work Saving the World From a Pandemic 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z Snow insulates soil, and by trampling it in search of forage, big herbivores expose the permafrost to the air, lowering ground temperatures by as much as 40 degrees centigrade. When Woolly Mammoths Roamed the Earth 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Energized by neither music nor narration, and without the essential urgency of facts and figures, the result is a series of finely polished but relentlessly dull snapshots lapped by rising tides and melting permafrost. | 'Beautiful Islands': Floating Away 2010-07-01T22:56:00Z Because of permafrost below the surface of the ground, only plants with shallow root systems can survive on the tundra. Seeking out Alaska’s Denali National Park in a summer of overcrowded outdoor spaces 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z The basic degree of difficulty of life in Fortitude does not allow for a dependent class just as the permafrost does not allow decomposition. 'Fortitude' features polar bears and cold-blooded murder 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Under the permafrost of dictatorship, poets needed ways to write without finding half the words inked out. Bones Will Crow: 15 Contemporary Burmese Poets – review 2013-02-08T17:42:01Z Russia is the biggest producer of rough diamonds cut from hundreds of mines beneath the Siberian permafrost, where a third of the world's diamond supply comes from. Ukraine war: Russian diamonds set for ban under new EU sanctions 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Mosses also protect long-term carbon storage systems, such as bogs and permafrost. Research provides crucial insights into moss growth under elevated CO2 levels that may benefit climate change models 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Extratropical forests are globally significant because they store vast quantities of carbon in vegetation and permafrost soils. Lightning identified as the leading cause of wildfires in boreal forests, threatening carbon storage 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Western research institutions, which threw a lifeline to many Russian permafrost and climate projects in the 1990s, now find themselves cut off from about half of the Arctic as collaborations wither. Scientists in Russia struggle in a world transformed by its war with Ukraine 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z It looked at both extreme events and low-onset climate change, including coastal erosion, marine flooding, sea-level rise and extremes, soil and groundwater salinization, inland flooding resulting from heavy precipitations, and permafrost thaw. Urgent action needed to address climate change threats to coastal areas 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z "What previously hadn't been known is that subsequent to the flood there were diffuse and variable changes to tundra and to this permafrost landscape," Zwieback said. Flooding that closed Alaska's Dalton Highway also caused widespread ground sinking 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z The Ukraine war has ended outside collaborations in Siberia, which holds much of the world’s permafrost, making VEO’s work in Greenland more important. Permafrost can imprison dangerous microbes for centuries. Will the Arctic thaw release them? 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Approximately 91 per cent of these forests in the northern hemisphere are underlain by permafrost. Lightning identified as the leading cause of wildfires in boreal forests, threatening carbon storage 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z In 2018, scientists from Russia took a dirt sample from deep in the permafrost in Siberia in Russia. Worms Frozen for 46,000 Years Are Alive 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Because her burial chamber was constructed from permafrost earth, the ice that formed inside never melted. These mummies were made … by accident? 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z The river's massive floodwaters exacerbated what the authors describe as a "complicated relationship" between rivers and their floodplains in regions of continuous permafrost. Flooding that closed Alaska's Dalton Highway also caused widespread ground sinking 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Their goal is to assess the risk that, as the Arctic warms and the permafrost thaws, long-frozen soil could release dangerous pathogens. Permafrost can imprison dangerous microbes for centuries. Will the Arctic thaw release them? 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z It's estimated that fires may amplify emissions of greenhouse gases from permafrost thaw by 30 per cent by the end of the century, following a moderate emissions scenario. Lightning identified as the leading cause of wildfires in boreal forests, threatening carbon storage 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Westward expansion is an immensely complicated situation that, for the past year, had laid like permafrost across the Big Ten landscape. Breaking down whether UW, Oregon, Stanford and Cal are worth Big Ten’s expansion investment 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z “Even though it's very cold in Greenland, it's not like it's in the high Arctic with permafrost,” he says. These mummies were made … by accident? 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Some news even seems like science fiction: Rising temperatures are causing the rapid melt of permafrost, which could unleash on the world ancient pathogens that have been frozen for millennia. Abcarian: Dying from the heat is not a political statement 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z “What you see now is studies that find infectious viruses from permafrost.” Permafrost can imprison dangerous microbes for centuries. Will the Arctic thaw release them? 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z At a time when the mighty woolly mammoth roamed the Earth, some 46,000 years ago, a minuscule pair of roundworms became encased in the Siberian permafrost. Worms Revived After 46,000 Years Frozen in Siberian Permafrost 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z In 2018 scientists announced they had discovered and revived two types of microscopic nematodes found in the Siberian permafrost, estimating they may have been 42,000 years old. 46,000-Year-Old Worm Possibly Revived from Siberian Permafrost 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z During summer field work, they studied permafrost and changes in Arctic tundra in Canada, Alaska and Siberia. Permafrost expert and military pilot among 4 killed in a helicopter crash on Alaska’s North Slope 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z Stunning drone footage has revealed details of the world's biggest permafrost crater. Chevron's $6 billion second-quarter profit tops analysts' outlook 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z There are also worries that permafrost pathogens could infect livestock—and then spill over into humans. Permafrost can imprison dangerous microbes for centuries. Will the Arctic thaw release them? 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z The Siberian permafrost has long offered the scientific community a window into the organisms of the distant past. Worms Revived After 46,000 Years Frozen in Siberian Permafrost 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z “I would love to believe that the animals they are describing have survived being frozen for 40,000 years in permafrost,” Adams says. 46,000-Year-Old Worm Possibly Revived from Siberian Permafrost 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Stunning drone footage has revealed details of the world's biggest permafrost crater. Nidec's acquisitive CEO hails new Japan rules aimed at making takeovers easier 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z Thawing permafrost has already threatened cities and towns across northern and northeastern Russia, buckling roadways, splitting apart houses, and disrupting pipelines. World's biggest permafrost crater in Russia’s Far East thaws as planet warms 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Then there are the increased costs to households, and higher taxes required to support government spending to repair the damage — especially in the north, where thawing permafrost is cracking roads and buildings. Canada Offers Lesson in the Economic Toll of Climate Change 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z A more prudent concern, in Dr. Kurzchalia’s view, is the threat of global warming significantly thawing the permafrost in Siberia. Worms Revived After 46,000 Years Frozen in Siberian Permafrost 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z One way to verify the ages, he says, would be to sample soil in the area and confirm that nematodes in it represent different species from those found living in the permafrost. 46,000-Year-Old Worm Possibly Revived from Siberian Permafrost 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z It says changes to the glaciers, snow and permafrost of the Hindu Kush Himalayan region driven by global warming are “unprecedented and largely irreversible.” Himalayan glaciers could lose 80% of their volume if global warming not controlled, study finds 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z Arctic conditions can preserve such buildups of dead trees for centuries, but this process may be disrupted as permafrost thaws. Science News Briefs from around the World: July/August 2023 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z In fact, the mountain above Brienz has no permafrost, but this spring's unusually heavy rain, also linked to global warming, was certainly a factor in the evacuation order. Massive Swiss rockfall stops short of evacuated village of Brienz 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Its purpose is to help scientists and Pentagon officials better understand permafrost — and its research is growing in importance as the world warms. U.S. Military Sees Growing Threat in Thawing Permafrost 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z “I don’t doubt the age of the organic material in the permafrost,” he says. 46,000-Year-Old Worm Possibly Revived from Siberian Permafrost 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Once constructed, the pipeline carried crude overland across 800 miles of tundra and permafrost, from a drilling site at Prudhoe Bay to the Port of Valdez. The Willow Project Promises a Worse Future for Alaska. And For the Earth 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Hawaii’s permafrost was first scientifically documented by researcher Alfred Woodcock in 1969. Hawaii Has Permafrost, and Scientists Are Racing to Study It before It’s Gone 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Switzerland's Alpine regions are especially sensitive to global warming - as the permafrost high in the mountains begins to thaw, the rock becomes more unstable. Swiss village of Brienz evacuated over risk of imminent rockslide 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z Climate change is rapidly altering the Arctic landscape, in particular the permafrost that serves as a foundation for buildings across the region. U.S. Military Sees Growing Threat in Thawing Permafrost 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z As the glaciers shrink, and the permafrost high in the mountains begins to thaw, the rock becomes unstable. Swiss village of Brienz told to flee imminent monster rockslide 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z Beginning in the 1990s, the facility on the Lena River had become a hub for German and Russian collaboration on change in the region’s permafrost. ‘We are cut off.’ Tensions with Russia are hobbling Arctic research 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z Thawing permafrost releases large quantities of climate-warming carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere, further speeding the rate of global warming. Hawaii Has Permafrost, and Scientists Are Racing to Study It before It’s Gone 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z “As permafrost thaws, there’s an expectation there will be greater erosion,” she said. World’s Largest Logjam Stores 3 Million Tons of Carbon 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z “Building and maintaining infrastructure — like runways — on permafrost presents unique challenges for Arctic nations — which are growing with the effects of climate change,” Hicks wrote in a Twitter post on Monday. U.S. Military Sees Growing Threat in Thawing Permafrost 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Here Ausubel depicts the arrival in Siberia of an American research crew who’s come to gather samples from which they hope to re-create prehistoric mammals that might protect the melting permafrost from global warming. Resurrecting a mammoth — and a family — in Ramona Ausubel's wild and woolly new novel 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z “We are cut off from this part of the Arctic,” says Anne Morgenstern, a permafrost scientist at Germany’s Alfred Wegener Institute who coordinated the German presence at Samoylov. ‘We are cut off.’ Tensions with Russia are hobbling Arctic research 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z These kinds of ramifications are probably minimal in Hawaii, where the permafrost patches are tiny in comparison. Hawaii Has Permafrost, and Scientists Are Racing to Study It before It’s Gone 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Two years ago, a multimillion-dollar start-up called Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences announced plans to “de-extinct” mammoths and set them loose to protect the permafrost. Review | In ‘The Last Animal,’ a perfectly preserved woolly mammoth brings hope 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z Also buildings, pipelines and other infrastructure built atop pilings require what’s called “passive refrigeration” to keep thawing permafrost from destabilizing the structures. U.S. Military Sees Growing Threat in Thawing Permafrost 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z One of the great dangers is that the permafrost, which covers enormous amounts of hidden fossil fuels, is melting, sending greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, which will be monstrous. Noam Chomsky on "savage capitalism": From climate change to bank failures to war 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z On Samoylov Island, sensors that measure carbon dioxide and methane emissions from the warming permafrost are likely still operating, Morgenstern says. ‘We are cut off.’ Tensions with Russia are hobbling Arctic research 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z And if Schorghofer is right, the permafrost will be gone long before then. Hawaii Has Permafrost, and Scientists Are Racing to Study It before It’s Gone 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Researchers on Friday said they had analyzed the genomes of 23 woolly mammoths - including 16 newly sequenced ones - based on remains preserved in Siberian permafrost. Small ears, frizzy hair and dry ear wax - the genetics of mammoths 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Average temperatures in the Arctic are increasing about four times as fast as the rest of the globe, and the permafrost is thawing faster than expected. In Pristine Alaska, an Oil Giant Prepares to Drill for Decades 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Most of Earth’s permafrost—permanently frozen soil that can also contain ice and stones—exists in Arctic regions, where the impact of its thawing on infrastructure such as roads is well documented. Buildings Crumble High in the Alps as Permafrost Thaws 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Morgenstern is working to establish a program on the Mackenzie River in the Canadian Arctic to monitor its water chemistry, including the effects of thawing permafrost. ‘We are cut off.’ Tensions with Russia are hobbling Arctic research 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z He became interested in Hawaii’s unusual permafrost because of its potential similarities to alien landscapes; very cold, bare regions of the Earth sometimes can help scientists understand what it might be like on other planets. Hawaii Has Permafrost, and Scientists Are Racing to Study It before It’s Gone 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Scientists have identified two-million-year-old DNA, the oldest ever recovered, from Arctic permafrost. Science News Briefs from around the World: March 2023 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z To keep the permafrost sturdy, ConocoPhillips uses thermosyphons, tall metal tubes filled with a refrigerant that are partly buried in ground to keep it frozen. In Pristine Alaska, an Oil Giant Prepares to Drill for Decades 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z As the ground warms, ice in the permafrost melts, and the soil thaws. Buildings Crumble High in the Alps as Permafrost Thaws 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Yet he worries that a program he coordinates tracking permafrost temperatures across the Arctic is imperiled. ‘We are cut off.’ Tensions with Russia are hobbling Arctic research 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z The permafrost patches are nestled in the cradle of two craters near the top of Mauna Kea, which help shade them from the sun. Hawaii Has Permafrost, and Scientists Are Racing to Study It before It’s Gone 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z In the Arctic, herds of caribou and other large animals compact snow, preventing permafrost melt. Want to sequester carbon? Save wild animals 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Climate change is, of course, worsening the problem of a thawing permafrost. In Pristine Alaska, an Oil Giant Prepares to Drill for Decades 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z For high-altitude buildings, the deformation from thawing permafrost can destabilize foundations, making the buildings tilt, slide or collapse altogether. Buildings Crumble High in the Alps as Permafrost Thaws 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z The dissonance between the regions is the consequence of two forces shifting weather in Canada’s north: melting permafrost, which releases heat-trapping methane, and loss of ice in the Arctic. Warm winter threatens beloved Canadian tradition: The hair-freezing contest 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z It’s not the only place in the tropics where permafrost exists. Hawaii Has Permafrost, and Scientists Are Racing to Study It before It’s Gone 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Overshooting is risky, as the report acknowledges, because it might trip tipping points that can't be uncrossed, such as the melting of permafrost that would in turn release vast amounts of warming gases. Five things we've learned from UN climate report 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z These extremes are contributing to biodiversity loss, increased tree mortality, more and worse wildfires and a loss of carbon from natural systems such as permafrost. Fast, Deep Cuts in Emissions Are Needed to Avoid ‘Climate Time Bomb’ 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Giacomelli says permafrost-related infrastructure damage is still uncommon, but as temperatures continue to rise, the likelihood of permafrost thaw will also rise around buildings at those altitudes and even higher ones. Buildings Crumble High in the Alps as Permafrost Thaws 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Furthermore, an investigation published by Grist in October suggested that rapid permafrost thaw in the region could create little-understood safety risks if drilling continues as planned. Biden approves Willow oil project in Alaska despite campaign pledge 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Hawaii is doubly unusual because its permafrost exists just above 13,000 feet. Hawaii Has Permafrost, and Scientists Are Racing to Study It before It’s Gone 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z "I suspect those rocks and that accident had to do with melting permafrost." Danger in a vanishing world - the ice-cold nerve of Will Gadd 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Many Alaska Natives have been hard hit: Now, with climate change altering weather patterns, melting permafrost, and reducing sea ice, the land these communities are built on is falling into the sea. How Alaska’s coastal communities are racing against erosion 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z He says he and his colleagues have become a bit anxious about the widespread permafrost changes and the amount of research still needed to determine what may happen. Buildings Crumble High in the Alps as Permafrost Thaws 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z The company’s plan for a 30-year project includes drilling on top of permafrost and constructing a network of chilling tubes to keep it frozen even as the region warms. The climate tradeoff at heart of one of Biden’s biggest climate decisions 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z But Alaska is also feeling the impacts of climate change: coastal erosion threatening Indigenous villages, unusual wildfires, thinning sea ice and permafrost that threatens to release carbon as it melts. Alaska carbon plan: Boost state coffers without cutting oil 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Whether it be glaciers, ice sheets, sea ice or permafrost, rising temperatures are causing ice in all its forms around the world to melt. Danger in a vanishing world - the ice-cold nerve of Will Gadd 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Some engineers think they're likely to fail Alaska in the long term because they ignore a problem unique to cold regions: As permafrost melts, the land is turning to mush. How Alaska’s coastal communities are racing against erosion 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z For instance, the thawing of Arctic permafrost and the subsequent release of methane would warm the Earth, in turn leading to more permafrost thawing. Will Steffen, scientist who fought climate denialism, dies at 75 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Following up on the work, he says, is currently impossible: “Right now, everything is frozen. As frozen as the permafrost in Siberia.” Native Americans—and their genes—traveled back to Siberia, new genomes reveal 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z “It’s a done deal. We know that every time we’re going to look for viruses, infectious viruses in permafrost, we are going to find some.” ‘Zombie’ viruses are thawing in melting permafrost because of climate change 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z For Gadd, his climbs are becoming more difficult and dangerous as the permafrost that acts as the glue holding rocks together disappears. Danger in a vanishing world - the ice-cold nerve of Will Gadd 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Keeping permafrost frozen could go a long way toward stabilizing Alaska. How Alaska’s coastal communities are racing against erosion 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z As climate change warms the tundra—melting surface snow and ice and thawing the permafrost—there should be more surface water. Arctic Lakes Are Disappearing Fast, and Scientists Are Just Figuring Out Why 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z What preserved the DNA over the ages was not only the natural icebox of permafrost, but also grains of quartz and clay, especially smectite, whose charged surfaces bound and protected the DNA. Science’s 2022 Breakthrough of the Year: A telescope’s golden eye sees the universe anew 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Although the ones they studied were infectious only to amoebas, the researchers said that there was a risk that other viruses trapped in the permafrost for millennia could spread to humans and other animals. ‘Zombie’ viruses are thawing in melting permafrost because of climate change 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Under the ground, the wetter, rainier Arctic is accelerating the thaw of permafrost, upon which most Arctic communities and infrastructure are built. New Arctic Report Warns of Disturbances for People, Plants and Animals 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z The process repeats, drawing heat out of the bluff each time the gas cycles and keeping the permafrost frozen. How Alaska’s coastal communities are racing against erosion 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Scientists have long recognized that global warming would thaw permafrost, and like many climate effects, that one appears to be happening faster than predicted. Arctic Lakes Are Disappearing Fast, and Scientists Are Just Figuring Out Why 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Though ancient DNA is highly perishable, the study showed that under the right conditions - in this case permafrost - it can survive longer than previously believed possible. Oldest DNA on record - 2 million years - reveals Greenland's lost world 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z “In nature we have a big natural freezer, which is the Siberian permafrost,” said Paulo Verardi, a virologist who is the head of the Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science at the University of Connecticut. ‘Zombie’ viruses are thawing in melting permafrost because of climate change 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Undeterred, Willerslev spent the next 2 years honing methods to extract DNA from permafrost. Lost world in northern Greenland conjured from DNA in ancient soil 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z And if the system is solar-powered, the panels could play a dual role: In addition to powering the air conditioner, solar panels could protect permafrost by shading the ground. How Alaska’s coastal communities are racing against erosion 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z But the surprise is really about the bodies of water in the permafrost environment. Arctic Lakes Are Disappearing Fast, and Scientists Are Just Figuring Out Why 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z The oldest previous DNA on record was extracted from the molar of a mammoth, another elephant relative, in northeastern Siberia dating to up to 1.2 million years ago, also preserved in permafrost conditions. Oldest DNA on record - 2 million years - reveals Greenland's lost world 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z And its permafrost — soil that is so thoroughly cold that it remains frozen even through the summer — is rapidly thawing. ‘Zombie’ viruses are thawing in melting permafrost because of climate change 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Sediment likely built up for tens of thousands of years at the site before the climate cooled and cemented the finds into permafrost. Oldest DNA reveals life in Greenland 2 million years ago 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Another possibility is to find ways to bind grains of coastal soil without permafrost. How Alaska’s coastal communities are racing against erosion 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Many scientists shared the commonsense expectation that as permafrost thawed, lakes would at first expand because of increased meltwater flowing into them. Arctic Lakes Are Disappearing Fast, and Scientists Are Just Figuring Out Why 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z The researchers dug up permafrost and brought it back to Copenhagen to search for DNA. Oldest Known DNA Paints Picture of a Once-Lush Arctic 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Many virologists say they are more worried by viruses that are currently circulating among humans than the risk of unusual ones from the permafrost. ‘Zombie’ viruses are thawing in melting permafrost because of climate change 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z In Alaska alone, 73 out of 227 federally recognized Alaska Native villages face “significant environmental threats” from erosion, flooding or thawing permafrost,” according to a Government Accountability Office report in May. Indigenous Tribes in U.S. Will Get $75 Million for Climate Relocation 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z European researchers examined ancient samples collected from permafrost in the Siberia region of Russia. Scientists revive 48,500-year-old ‘zombie virus’ buried in ice 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z In permafrost, the pore spaces are filled with solid ice, so liquid water cannot readily penetrate. Arctic Lakes Are Disappearing Fast, and Scientists Are Just Figuring Out Why 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z The permafrost turned out to be loaded with genetic material. Oldest Known DNA Paints Picture of a Once-Lush Arctic 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Viruses that cause disease in humans are unlikely to survive the repeated defrosting and freezing cycle that happens at the surface level of the permafrost. ‘Zombie’ viruses are thawing in melting permafrost because of climate change 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Forrest earned a doctorate in ocean studies during his recovery, learning about the catastrophic changes being wrought by methane released from thawing Siberian permafrost. An Australian mining magnate wants to save the planet with green hydrogen 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z Scientists have long warned that the thawing of permafrost due to atmospheric warming will worsen climate change by freeing previously trapped greenhouse gases like methane. Scientists revive 48,500-year-old ‘zombie virus’ buried in ice 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z But when the permafrost thaws, water can flow downward. Arctic Lakes Are Disappearing Fast, and Scientists Are Just Figuring Out Why 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z The researchers also searched the permafrost for new clues to the age of the fossils. Oldest Known DNA Paints Picture of a Once-Lush Arctic 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z The same team of French, Russian and German researchers previously isolated ancient viruses from the permafrost and published their findings in 2015. ‘Zombie’ viruses are thawing in melting permafrost because of climate change 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z If scientists have underestimated Arctic warming, they have likely minimized amounts of permafrost melting and methane release as well. Why Scientists Got the Fast Pace of Arctic Warming Wrong 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z “But the risk is bound to increase in the context of global warming when permafrost thawing will keep accelerating, and more people will be populating the Arctic in the wake of industrial ventures,” they said. Scientists revive 48,500-year-old ‘zombie virus’ buried in ice 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z So these far northern lakes are disappearing because surface water can drain rapidly into the subsurface as the permafrost warms up. Arctic Lakes Are Disappearing Fast, and Scientists Are Just Figuring Out Why 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z The researchers ruled out the possibility that the DNA came from younger species that contaminated the older permafrost. Oldest Known DNA Paints Picture of a Once-Lush Arctic 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Passing that level of warming could trigger “tipping points” in the Earth’s system — permanently destroying coral reefs, thawing permafrost and melting critical ice sheets that cover the poles. Biden allies push for ambitious climate action at 2 global gatherings 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z And that could be truly dire because the permafrost holds about 1.5 billion metric tons of organic carbon, twice as much as now in the atmosphere. Why Scientists Got the Fast Pace of Arctic Warming Wrong 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Others in the Arctic fled crumbling cliffs as permafrost thaws. Climate disasters put plight of displaced in COP27 focus 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z One reason, offered by Webb and her colleagues, is that most climate models assume that permafrost thaw is driven only by warming air. Arctic Lakes Are Disappearing Fast, and Scientists Are Just Figuring Out Why 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z In the permafrost at the northern edge of Greenland, scientists have discovered the oldest known fragments of DNA, offering an extraordinary look at an extraordinary ancient ecosystem. Oldest Known DNA Paints Picture of a Once-Lush Arctic 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z As well as fuelling deadly floods and drought, rising temperatures are cited as a cause of spontaneous explosions of Siberian permafrost, mustard shortages and the planet becoming dimmer. Climate change: Dimming Earth, mustard shortages and other odd side-effects 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z According to Huynh, criminal organizations in Russia pay good money for private tusk hunters to find and extract mammoth ivory from the melting permafrost. Booming trade in mammoth ivory may be bad news for elephants 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z And in the Arctic, melting sea ice, warming temperatures, and thawing permafrost will push many species to the brink of extinction. Explainer: COP27: How climate change impacts countries around the world 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z New evidence suggests that rainfall—particularly increasing autumn rain—is now contributing substantially to permafrost loss. Arctic Lakes Are Disappearing Fast, and Scientists Are Just Figuring Out Why 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z In 2003, studying a chunk of Siberian permafrost, he and his colleagues found DNA from plants such as willow and daisies dating 400,000 years ago. Oldest Known DNA Paints Picture of a Once-Lush Arctic 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Giant craters in thawing Siberian permafrost have been attributed by some Russian scientists to warmer ground temperatures causing underground pockets of gas to spontaneously explode. Climate change: Dimming Earth, mustard shortages and other odd side-effects 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z As average temperatures increase, the permafrost is melting, accelerating the erosion of the shoreline and forcing Akiak to pull back from the water. U.S. Will Pay Tribes to Rebuild Away From Climate Threats 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z In the Arctic, wildfires can result in the burning of decayed organic matter in peat and thawed permafrost. Warming Made Siberian Fires Worse. The Trend Will Continue, Scientists Say. 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z The loss of marshy areas that accompany these lakes can also lead to an increase in wildfires, which, in a troubling feedback loop, melts more permafrost. Arctic Lakes Are Disappearing Fast, and Scientists Are Just Figuring Out Why 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Take it from a permafrost scientist who takes her kids on research expeditions: There’s a way to talk to children about global warming that encourages inquiry rather than despair. Op-Ed: Is smearing food on the 'Mona Lisa' a productive form of climate change protest? 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Today, Shishmaref is one of dozens of Alaska Native villages that face significant environmental threats from erosion, flooding, or thawing permafrost, according to a report published in May by the U.S. Climate migration: Alaska village resists despite threats 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z “It’s a young landscape,” says study co-author Rhiannon Stevens, an archaeologist at University College London, “with permafrost thawing and vegetation just beginning to colonize the area.” Oldest British DNA reveals mass immigrations after last ice age 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z The fires are also affecting the permafrost, permanently frozen ground that underlies much of the Siberian Arctic. Warming Made Siberian Fires Worse. The Trend Will Continue, Scientists Say. 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z This permafrost holds a huge amount of methane, a greenhouse gas that can create 80 times as much atmospheric warming as carbon dioxide in the short term. Arctic Lakes Are Disappearing Fast, and Scientists Are Just Figuring Out Why 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z The threat of some irreversible changes and feedback loops that amplify warming, such as the thawing of permafrost that traps massive amounts of greenhouse gas, could trigger even more heating. Climate Questions: Why do small degrees of warming matter? 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z Deep winter there brings less than four hours of direct sun daily, and thawing permafrost—itself driven by climate change—threatens the very existence of some bases. An Alaska Air Base Wants to Build a Micro Nuclear Plant for Backup Power 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Like much of Siberia, Yakutia is being reshaped dramatically by climate change, with fast-rising temperatures thawing the permafrost and contributing to devastating floods. Putin’s Draft Draws Resistance in Russia’s Far-Flung Regions 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Bethel sits in a corner of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, a vast wetland pockmarked with thousands of lakes formed when permafrost thaws — a terrain know as thermokarst. She defeated Sarah Palin. But Mary Peltola and her hometown face bigger problems 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z It synthesizes the most current evidence on how much warming would risk passing 16 tipping points, triggering polar ice collapses, permafrost thawing, monsoon disruptions, and forest and coral reef diebacks. Just a small rise in Earth’s temperature could cause irreversible ecosystem and weather changes 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Five tipping points — the disintegration of the West Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, coral reef die-offs, collapse of the Labrador-Irminger Seas convection and abrupt permafrost thaw — could happen now, the team finds. Climate tipping points of coral die-off, ice sheet collapse closer than thought 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z The thawing of permafrost would release more heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere, hindering efforts to limit warming. Failure to Slow Warming Will Set Off Climate ‘Tipping Points,’ Scientists Say 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Some of these tipping points, like the permafrost thaw, add to and accelerate existing warming, but don’t think “it’s game over” if temperatures hit 1.5 degrees of warming, which is quite likely, McKay said. Study: Four major climate tipping points close to triggering 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z The permafrost is thawing as the climate warms, leading to erosion and flooding. She defeated Sarah Palin. But Mary Peltola and her hometown face bigger problems 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Alaska tribes facing increased erosion, flooding and thawing permafrost have weighed relocating from their coastal and riverside lands. Native groups seek to repair lands damaged by colonization 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z Arctic permafrost thaw would release huge amounts of carbon into the atmosphere. Climate tipping points of coral die-off, ice sheet collapse closer than thought 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z The region is covered in permafrost tundra and is extremely cold, with a mean annual air temperature of just 14 degrees. Thawing of Arctic hillsides a major, neglected part of carbon release 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z The permafrost makes it impossible for roots to penetrate deep into the soil and slows the decay of organic matter, which inhibits the release of nutrients from organic matter. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Liquid water on the surface is not possible today, but there is subsurface permafrost at high latitudes. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Environmentalists fear that fires and high temperatures could thaw the Siberian permafrost and peatlands, releasing carbon that has long been stored in the frozen tundra. Forest fire smoke drifts into Russian capital amid heatwave 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z For years, engagement rings, earrings and pendants for sale in the United States and beyond have included diamonds mined from deep in the permafrost in Russia’s northeast. Russia Fights Efforts to Declare It an Exporter of ‘Blood Diamonds’ 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z But land also releases greenhouse gases back into the atmosphere as wildfires burn, forests are razed, permafrost melts or wetlands are drained. As Congress funds high-tech climate solutions, it also bets on a low-tech one: Nature 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z Melting permafrost and unstable mountain slopes are threatening homes. Climate change’s impact intensifies as U.S. prepares to take action 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z As far we can tell, the regions where the outflow channels originate contained abundant water frozen in the soil as permafrost. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Glacial retreat also accelerated, active permafrost along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway reached a record high and sea ice continued to decline. China warns that its temperatures are rising faster than global average 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z The suicide rate is multiples higher than the rest of Canada, and the climate is warming there significantly faster than the global average, melting permafrost and putting pressure on the water supply. Pope Francis takes leave of Canada in Nunavut amid criticism 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Pope Francis's upcoming visit to Canada's Arctic territory of Nunavut draws attention to a focal point for global climate change, with sea ice disappearing fast and permafrost thawing. Brazil grants permit to pave highway through heart of Amazon forest 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z As extreme temperatures bake the carbon-rich permafrost of northern landscapes, the thawing earth releases carbon dioxide gas. Climate change’s impact intensifies as U.S. prepares to take action 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z In Iqaluit, water and sewer pipes are cracking more often as the permafrost thaws and makes the ground unstable, said Mayor Kenny Bell. In Canada's north, environment-minded Pope to get climate change close-up 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Some Republicans privately acknowledge that bipartisan trips to see the glaciers melting in Greenland and the permafrost buckling in Alaska have settled any doubts they had about what is happening to the planet. Delay as the New Denial: The Latest Republican Tactic to Block Climate Action 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z The tundra is characterized by permafrost, a layer of permanently frozen subsoil. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the next century, it is expected that sea ice will continue to decline, glaciers will continue to shrink, snow cover will continue to decrease, and permafrost will continue to thaw. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Warming changes vegetation patterns; contributes to the melting of snow, ice, and permafrost; causes sea level to rise; reduces the solubility of CO2 in sea water; and has a number of other minor effects. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z On land, thawing permafrost - a ground layer that remains frozen - threatens to damage infrastructure such as roads, building foundations and runways, a June 2022 report by the Canadian Climate Institute said. In Canada's north, environment-minded Pope to get climate change close-up 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Organic matter from plants is stored in peat, coal, and permafrost for thousands to millions of years. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Tundra plants are small because it is hard for them to take root in the permafrost. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Soils in very cold areas with permafrost conditions tend to be shallow and weakly developed due to the short growing season. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Since Earth still has a very large volume of ice — mostly in the continental ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland, but also in alpine glaciers and permafrost — melting is one of the key feedback mechanisms. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z At one point, ConocoPhillips announced plans to install “chillers” into the permafrost — which is melting because of climate change — to keep it solid enough to support the equipment to drill for oil. Biden Administration Signals Support for Controversial Alaska Oil Project 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z This oxidation process releases carbon dioxide and methane which in turn causes more warming which melts more permafrost, etc. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z About a half-hour before his lunch break one June morning, Travis Mudry was operating an excavator and digging through permafrost in the Klondike gold fields of the Yukon in Canada. Searching for Gold, Miners Discover a Frozen Baby Mammoth 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z The soils of the Arctic tundra may remain in a perennially frozen state referred to as permafrost. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Explain the climate implications of the melting and breakdown of permafrost. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Houses bend and crack on the warming permafrost. A ‘carbon bomb’ or desperately needed energy? Alaskan village holds key to Biden’s climate policy. 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z A whole baby woolly mammoth has been found frozen in the permafrost of north-western Canada - the first such discovery in North America. Frozen baby mammoth discovered in Yukon excites Canada 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z It was then captured in time, encased in the frozen layer of ground known as permafrost, during the ice age more than 30,000 years ago, said Grant Zazula, a paleontologist for the Yukon Government. Searching for Gold, Miners Discover a Frozen Baby Mammoth 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z The permafrost makes it impossible for roots to penetrate far into the soil and slows the decay of organic matter, which inhibits the release of nutrients from organic matter. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z In the permafrost regions of the north, where glacial retreat was most recent, the time available for soil formation has been short and the rate of soil formation is very slow. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Foxes pause ghostlike on the permafrost.With one quadrate eye, the vault reflects a frigid blue sea. Poem: ‘Vaulted Seeds,’ after the Svalbard Global Seed Vault 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z The Yukon government compared it to Russia's discovery of a baby mammoth in the permafrost of Siberia in 2007. Frozen baby mammoth discovered in Yukon excites Canada 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z Melting permafrost, retreating glaciers and expanding ice lakes have already disrupted water supplies, and rising coastal sea levels have also raised flooding risks, the document warned. China vows to adapt better to climate change as risks soar 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z The melting of the permafrost in the brief summer provides water for a burst of productivity while temperatures and long days permit it. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z For example, during climate cooling, growth of glaciers leads to higher albedos, and formation of permafrost results in storage of carbon that would otherwise have returned quickly to the atmosphere. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Older DNA has been found in mammoth teeth - up to about one million years old - but that was found in north-east Siberia where permafrost preserved it. Ipswich mammoth teeth DNA to be sampled 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z UN scientists have identified certain events like the melting of large ice sheets, or permafrost, which might act as "tipping points" unleashing further accelerated climate change. Climate change: Ukraine war prompts fossil fuel 'gold rush' - report 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z The Alaskan Arctic has warmed at least three times more than other parts of the country, posing new risks to oil infrastructure on the North Slope as permafrost melts. Once eager to drill, oil companies exit leases in Arctic refuge 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Increased concentrations are expected to increase Earth’s average temperature, influence the patterns and amounts of precipitation, reduce ice and snow cover, as well as permafrost, raise sea level and increase the acidity of the oceans. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Atmospheric carbon is also transferred to organic matter and some of that is later stored in soil, permafrost, and rocks. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The top layer of permafrost is also thawing, which has cracked the foundations of some homes and buildings and left the town vulnerable to landslides. Snowmobiles in Slush: Sports Are on Thin Ice in the Warming Arctic 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z Much of the simulated increase occurred in boreal forests of the north, where longer growing seasons and thawing permafrost help trees gain ground. Climate change could expand forests. But will they cool the planet? 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z But that scientific approach leaves an unresolved political question: Who is actually on the hook for the massive greenhouse gas pollution from megafires, thawing permafrost and other land-related emissions around the world? A megafire raged for 3 months. No one’s on the hook for its emissions. The number of beavers heading north of the treeline and into the Arctic, together with the amount of new ponds they are creating, have caused permafrost to melt. Anglia Ruskin University gets £0.5m for Arctic beaver study 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z “In reality, the answer to energy security does not lie beneath the thawing Arctic permafrost but in accelerating the shift to clean, renewable sources of power generation.” US decides to limit leasing in Alaska petroleum reserve 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Last Easter, the church was under construction to modify pilings that had moved in the shifting permafrost. Snowmobiles in Slush: Sports Are on Thin Ice in the Warming Arctic 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z Six years ago, melting permafrost in Siberia released frozen anthrax, which infected an Indigenous community. As Australia’s climate changes, a tropical disease advances 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Climate scientists, policy experts and environmental justice advocates announced a $41 million project aimed at assessing the contribution of thawing permafrost to global warming. Most Active Hurricane Season Was Also Wetter Because of Climate Change 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Climate scientists, policy experts and environmental justice advocates on Monday announced a major project to better understand the contribution of thawing permafrost to global warming and to help Arctic communities cope with its effects. Donors Pledge $41 Million to Monitor Thawing Arctic Permafrost 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z "We felt as scientists that our work was not appreciated," said permafrost scientist Vladimir Romanovksy, who moved his work to Fairbanks, Alaska, in the 1990s. Ukraine conflict hurts Russian science, as West pulls funding 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z A few feet below its surface, much of the soil is frozen permafrost, but the top layer blooms with grasses and low shrubs during the short summer months. Arctic greening won’t save the climate 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Researchers are discovering vestiges of lost worlds, preserved by the now-impermanent permafrost, from tools and weapons of early human societies to the corpses of mammoths and wolves that once roamed the Siberian steppe. The Discovery of Shackleton’s Wreck Is as Disquieting as It Is Amazing 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z When they asked their tribal informants what they wanted to say to the readers of the book, Reid and Lovejoy expected to hear warnings about climate change, streams drying up or the loss of permafrost. Review | A plea to preserve the megaforests that keep the Earth alive 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z “A good part of this is science,” said Sue Natali, a permafrost researcher, director of the Arctic program at Woodwell and one of the leaders of the new project, called Permafrost Pathways. Donors Pledge $41 Million to Monitor Thawing Arctic Permafrost 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z "If you cut off your view of changing permafrost in Russia, you're really cutting off our understanding of global changes to permafrost." Ukraine conflict hurts Russian science, as West pulls funding 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z We focused on the most understudied Arctic areas, located over continuous permafrost. Arctic greening won’t save the climate 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Scientists have warned that the rising frequency of wildfires could also speed up the thawing of Arctic permafrost. Russia’s War in Ukraine Sends Tremors into the Arctic 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z In the far north, wildfires have become more common, fish stocks have moved, and permafrost has thawed beneath roads, buildings and pipelines — causing buckling and destruction. How badly will Russia's war torpedo hopes for global climate cooperation? 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z But as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change noted last year as part of its Sixth Assessment Report, the size and timing of emissions from thawing permafrost are uncertain. Donors Pledge $41 Million to Monitor Thawing Arctic Permafrost 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z As permafrost thaws, organic material locked within the ice decays and releases more planet-warming gases like methane and carbon dioxide. Ukraine conflict hurts Russian science, as West pulls funding 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z However, when permafrost holding this and other organic matter thaws, it releases more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Arctic greening won’t save the climate 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Thawing Arctic permafrost, for instance, is a growing concern for Arctic communities and climate scientists alike. Russia’s War in Ukraine Sends Tremors into the Arctic 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z For example, under Russian leadership, the council was planning research on thawing permafrost, a pressing issue in northern Russia. ‘It looks like Iron Curtain 2.’ Arctic research with Russia curtailed after Ukraine invasion 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z “That uncertainty has been a major barrier to the incorporation of permafrost emissions into global climate policy,” Dr. Natali said. Donors Pledge $41 Million to Monitor Thawing Arctic Permafrost 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Russian scientists have collected and shared permafrost field data for years, but Western researchers aren't sure if those communication channels will remain open. Ukraine conflict hurts Russian science, as West pulls funding 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z Increased wildfires, mass die-offs of trees, drying of bogs and thawing of permafrost could release more carbon dioxide into the air, making it even harder to arrest global warming. 5 Takeaways From the U.N. Report on Climate Hazards 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Monitoring the response of Arctic permafrost to continued warming is a major priority for Arctic scientists. Russia’s War in Ukraine Sends Tremors into the Arctic 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z She said it was possible that permafrost beneath the lagoon melted, destabilizing it. Disaster declared after lagoon breach in western Alaska 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Melting permafrost has also resulted in greater erosion, leading to land collapse and flooding. Donors Pledge $41 Million to Monitor Thawing Arctic Permafrost 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Particularly alarming, she says, are the thawing of permafrost and drying of tropical peatlands, which are, in some years, turning these natural absorbers of carbon dioxide into emitters that could accelerate climate change. U.N. panel warns of global warming's toll on humans and nature 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Among the risks to Russia are massive wildfires in Siberia and infrastructure damage from melting permafrost. Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Adds Urgency to Europe’s Green Power Transition 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z But much of the world’s permafrost is located in Russia. Russia’s War in Ukraine Sends Tremors into the Arctic 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z Heat and drought are also priming new terrain for ignition, including rainforests, permafrost and peat swamps, according to the report. Wildfires are getting worse across the globe. How does California compare? 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Dr. Natali said permafrost thaw is already underway and people are being impacted by it. Donors Pledge $41 Million to Monitor Thawing Arctic Permafrost 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Such fires are burning longer, hotter and more intensely, often evading control, and have even moved into territory that should be waterlogged or frozen, such as peatland and permafrost. Risk of uncontrollable wildfires will rise and spread globally, United Nations warns 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z But they are now beginning to flare up in remote northern areas, in drying peatlands and on thawing permafrost. Global warming and land use change to drive more extreme wildfires 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z All three medal runs came on the skiers’ first trips down the halfpipe, while the adrenaline was still pumping and before the permafrost took hold. Winter Olympics 2022: Freezing cold to gold, New Zealand wins on halfpipe 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z Previous installments have warned of the growing problems of zoonotic diseases, microplastics, drug-resistant microbes, environmental displacement and climate migration, the fragmentation of natural landscapes, and the thawing of permafrost. Noise Pollution, Wildfires Top U.N. Report on Emerging Environmental Threats 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z The entire expedition cost $3,200, including $900 for the young men who helped him dig into the permafrost. Johan Hultin, pathologist who helped unearth origins of 1918 influenza pandemic, dies at 97 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z The thawing of permafrost, or continuously frozen ground, has destabilized homes and infrastructure built atop it. A Trove of Old Photos Could Reveal the Future of These Arctic Glaciers 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z In coming decades, the shifting terrain that accompanies the warming of the permafrost caused by climate change will put more such human-made structures at risk. Warming permafrost puts key Arctic pipelines, roads at ‘high risk,’ study says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Five million people live on Arctic permafrost including in Russia, North America and Scandinavia. Homes, roads and airports at high risk of damage in Arctic - study 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z When a Siberian Neanderthal corpse releases ancient alien plague spores out of the melting permafrost, the modern world is upended. 10 books to add to your reading list this month 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Numerous Alaska communities face the same dilemma because they are affected by the warming climate that is thawing permafrost — permanently frozen soil — and compromising river banks. Alaska school in race with climate change for new building 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z With the Arctic warming up to four times faster than the global average, temperatures in the frozen soil, or permafrost, under northern Siberia have been rising, turning firm ground unstable and weakening foundations. Russia’s new permafrost monitoring system could improve climate models, protect infrastructure 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z Merritt R. Turetsky, one of the authors of a paper about carbon emissions in the Arctic, said it has long been known that permafrost was going to thaw in response to global warming. Warming permafrost puts key Arctic pipelines, roads at ‘high risk,’ study says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z "Both the construction itself and the warming of the climate cause permafrost to thaw, which threatens existing infrastructure and future construction projects," says lead author Prof Jan Hjort at the University of Oulu in Finland. Homes, roads and airports at high risk of damage in Arctic - study 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z But even that near-suspension of animation would have nothing on a rotifer: one of these microscopic animals, pulled out of Siberian permafrost, spent the past 25,000 years in a frozen nap before being reanimated. The Best Fun Science Stories of 2021: Rhythmic Lemurs, a Marscopter, and Sex-Obsessed Insect Zombies 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z What we call tundra — a treeless zone of low rainfall and permafrost — supports hundreds of plants and lichen species, which feed vast reindeer herds. Perspective | Five myths about the Arctic 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Now, the disaster has spurred the government to set up the first national system to monitor Russia’s permafrost—the world’s largest expanse of frozen soil, covering two-thirds of the nation. Russia’s new permafrost monitoring system could improve climate models, protect infrastructure 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z In one city cited in the paper, Vorkuta, an estimated 80 percent of buildings had some deformations because of the changing permafrost. Warming permafrost puts key Arctic pipelines, roads at ‘high risk,’ study says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Meanwhile in Russia, up to 80% of buildings are damaged in some cities built on permafrost, the research suggests. Homes, roads and airports at high risk of damage in Arctic - study 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Scientists say that increased temperatures and higher precipitation have led to wetter conditions and thawing permafrost, which have contributed to the disappearance of dozens of large lakes in the region over recent decades. He’s the youngest Chief in his First Nation’s history. Now he’s leading their fight against climate change. In Russia alone, more than 2 million people live in Arctic cities, where melting permafrost releases anthrax and renders homes, roads and 125,000 miles of pipeline unstable and dangerous. Perspective | Five myths about the Arctic 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z It says Roshydromet was picked to lead the system in part because attaching the permafrost stations to the existing network of weather stations will minimize costs. Russia’s new permafrost monitoring system could improve climate models, protect infrastructure 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z Melting permafrost caused a major oil spill in 2020 in the Russian city of Norilsk, when a fuel tank ruptured and leaked tens of thousands of tons of diesel fuel into a river. Warming permafrost puts key Arctic pipelines, roads at ‘high risk,’ study says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z And as the heating of the planet is projected to accelerate in coming years, more permafrost is expected to thaw, threatening infrastructure and communities. Homes, roads and airports at high risk of damage in Arctic - study 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z The tundra ground cover — a thick mat of damp, stunted vegetation — has sat atop the permafrost that's existed since at least the last ice age. Gravel or green: What will become of Alaska’s coastal plain? 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z Studies have found intact DNA in permafrost up to 10,000 years after organisms perished. DNA in Air Can Catalog Hidden Insects All Around Us 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z The nodes would add to the sparse data sets used to calibrate climate models that predict changes in permafrost. Russia’s new permafrost monitoring system could improve climate models, protect infrastructure 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z In the United States, Alaskans have long faced challenges posed by warming permafrost. Warming permafrost puts key Arctic pipelines, roads at ‘high risk,’ study says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z At least 120,000 buildings, 40,000 km of roads and 9,500 km of pipelines, as well as airstrips, are located in permafrost areas of the northern hemisphere, according to the study. Homes, roads and airports at high risk of damage in Arctic - study 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Road removal projects sometimes strip too much gravel, exposing permafrost, accelerating melt, and turning what was once solid ground into a lake. Gravel or green: What will become of Alaska’s coastal plain? 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z As permafrost thaws, this carbon could be released into the air, accelerating global warming. Trends in Arctic Report Card: ‘Consistent, Alarming and Undeniable’ 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Knowing how fast the permafrost is warming and thawing is critical to assessing the fate of the trillion or more tons of carbon in the frozen organic matter—more than the atmosphere now holds. Russia’s new permafrost monitoring system could improve climate models, protect infrastructure 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z Thawing of permafrost leads to increased coastal erosion, and some coastal residents in Alaska have been forced to relocate as land has washed away. Warming permafrost puts key Arctic pipelines, roads at ‘high risk,’ study says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z In 2020, evidence of the catastrophic impact of warming permafrost was clear when a huge oil spill caused one of Russia's worst environmental disasters. Homes, roads and airports at high risk of damage in Arctic - study 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Some 5 million people living in the Arctic’s permafrost regions are at risk from the changes happening at their shores and under their feet. Climate change has destabilized the Earth’s poles, putting the rest of the planet in peril 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z That is on top of the increased likelihood of landslides that glacial retreat and thawing permafrost bring about within the Arctic. Trends in Arctic Report Card: ‘Consistent, Alarming and Undeniable’ 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Once it thaws, microbes could decompose the organic matter and release the carbon to the air—exacerbating global warming via the so-called “permafrost feedback.” Russia’s new permafrost monitoring system could improve climate models, protect infrastructure 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z Thoman noted that more than half of Alaskan communities and nearly 80 percent of state-maintained roads are on ground that has permafrost either continuously or in patches. Warming permafrost puts key Arctic pipelines, roads at ‘high risk,’ study says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Investigators believe the tanks sank into the ground after it became unstable as permafrost thawed. Homes, roads and airports at high risk of damage in Arctic - study 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z These ponds can contribute to the rapid thaw of permafrost, unleashing carbon that has been locked in soil for thousands of years. Climate change has destabilized the Earth’s poles, putting the rest of the planet in peril 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z According to NOAA, these ecological engineers are rapidly colonizing the warming Alaskan tundra, modifying the landscapes as they go by creating ponds that can affect the underlying permafrost soil. Rising temperatures are causing an unprecedented transformation in the Arctic 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Adding sensors for carbon dioxide and methane would make the network even more powerful, says Guido Grosse, who studies permafrost at the Alfred Wegener Institute. Russia’s new permafrost monitoring system could improve climate models, protect infrastructure 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z For colder permafrost, which can be lower than minus-10 degrees Celsius, the temperature increases deep in the ground have been rising faster, up to about 1 degree Celsius per decade. Warming permafrost puts key Arctic pipelines, roads at ‘high risk,’ study says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z It is possible to tackle the problem using different building design or trying to keep the permafrost cool, the research explains. Homes, roads and airports at high risk of damage in Arctic - study 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Roads buckle, water systems fail and buildings cave in as the permafrost beneath them thaws. Climate change has destabilized the Earth’s poles, putting the rest of the planet in peril 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Thawing permafrost is undermining Indigenous villages, summer sea ice is vanishing, and water is sluicing off Greenland’s ice sheet in record amounts. The Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the world 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z For the people who live there, it means having to adapt to a ground that is getting softer as permafrost melts and changes to traditional hunting and fishing. US study: Record highs, rain and beaver damage in Arctic 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z The study also notes that the highest temperatures of permafrost in the instrumental record — spanning more than three decades at some sites — “were recorded in 2018-2019 at most sites in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions.” Warming permafrost puts key Arctic pipelines, roads at ‘high risk,’ study says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Scientists are also closely analysing permafrost to assess how much carbon dioxide locked inside the frozen land is being released as it warms. Homes, roads and airports at high risk of damage in Arctic - study 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Beavers have migrated northward, digging their paws into the permafrost. Climate change has destabilized the Earth’s poles, putting the rest of the planet in peril 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z September — Infrastructure and homes in Russia are increasingly in peril as underground permafrost melts and deforms the land underneath them. From heatwaves to floods, climate change worsened weather extremes in 2021 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z Beavers are a problem because they dam an area causing more water to pool on the surface, which enhances permafrost thaw, making roads, airports, pipelines and structures less stable, Moon said. US study: Record highs, rain and beaver damage in Arctic 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Turetsky, the University of Colorado at Boulder professor, focuses her research on places in Canada and Alaska where the boreal forest meets the sub-Arctic, at the southern reaches of that region’s permafrost. Warming permafrost puts key Arctic pipelines, roads at ‘high risk,’ study says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Temperatures in Switzerland are rising at around twice the global rate, melting glaciers and thawing permafrost, and some climate activists are disappointed with official measures. Swiss father ends climate hunger strike after 39 days 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z But it’s not clear how beaver engineering might affect the carbon stored in permafrost or ecosystems downstream. Climate change has destabilized the Earth’s poles, putting the rest of the planet in peril 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Napakiak is one of 73 remote Alaskan communities facing the highest level of threat due to erosion, flooding and permafrost degradation, according to the 2019 Denali Commission Statewide Threat Assessment. An Alaskan village’s sole school is 64 feet away from a river’s edge. Inside the community’s struggle to avoid disaster. 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z That means more thawing permafrost, more melting glaciers and more vanishing sea ice. Arctic Snow Is Shifting to Rain As Temperatures Rise 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z “The permafrost has been there for thousands of years in some places, and it will never come back.” Warming permafrost puts key Arctic pipelines, roads at ‘high risk,’ study says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Melting permafrost could release massive amounts of planet-heating gases such as methane and carbon dioxide. The Arctic could get more rain and less snow sooner than projected, researchers find 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Thawing permafrost and shifting ocean temperatures could also affect the mercury cycle, Keane says. Rivers Dump Mercury into Coastal Fisheries 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z This was highly unusual: Prehistoric animal remains are usually found deep underground or in permafrost, not on the seafloor. Why Was This Ancient Tusk 150 Miles From Land, 10,000 Feet Deep? 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z He also cited changing conditions, such as thawing permafrost, and the potential for supply chain disruptions. Biden administration launches series on Arctic energy 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z “If you have warmer climates, permafrost will reflect that.” Warming permafrost puts key Arctic pipelines, roads at ‘high risk,’ study says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Now, he added, climate change was playing a “pivotal role” in their discovery, as warming temperatures have led to the melting of glaciers and permafrost revealing a “time capsule.” Historians found a WWI bunker ‘frozen in time’ in the Alps. Climate change makes it a bittersweet discovery 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z That level of warming will produce a two-foot rise in global sea levels; regular, life-threatening heat waves over half the world; and loss of polar ice-sheets, permafrost thaw and permanent ecosystem collapse. Nothing but hot air 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z The best-preserved remains typically come from permafrost and caves, which like the deep sea have low, stable temperatures and no light. Why Was This Ancient Tusk 150 Miles From Land, 10,000 Feet Deep? 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z Methane is the main component of natural gas and is also released into the atmosphere from landfills, livestock and thawing permafrost. China and U.S., at Odds on Many Issues, Agree on a Surprise Climate Deal 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z What are known as yedoma soils — permafrost rich in carbon and ice — can be “very vulnerable to collapse.” Warming permafrost puts key Arctic pipelines, roads at ‘high risk,’ study says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Humanity risks exceeding climate tipping points, triggering ice-sheet lost, permafrost thaw and ecosystem collapse from which there is no return. Despite net-zero pledges, world on track to warm 2.5 degrees Celsius, U.N. report says 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z Flooding, erosion, permafrost subsidence, sea level rise, and storm surges are presenting existential threats to coastal communities’ economies, infrastructure, livelihoods and health. Infrastructure plan makes historic investments in tribal coastal resiliency 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Tusks and other skeletal remains of prehistoric creatures are usually found deep underground or encased in permafrost near the Arctic Circle. Why Was This Ancient Tusk 150 Miles From Land, 10,000 Feet Deep? 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z Warmer weather also is thawing the permafrost, undermining building foundations and breaking the town’s water and sewer lines. Opinion | 3,000 Miles From Glasgow, a Town and Its Polar Bears Face the Future 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Streletskiy said the impact on infrastructure is particularly serious in Russia, which has more cities and towns situated on permafrost than other countries. Warming permafrost puts key Arctic pipelines, roads at ‘high risk,’ study says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z The village of Shishmaref, in Northern Alaska, may have to be relocated due to rising temperatures, thawing permafrost, and rapid coastal erosion. What Alaska’s shrinking island means for all of us 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z "This is one of the coldest places on earth and there is no permafrost," he says. A father and son's Ice Age plot to slow Siberian thaw 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Until recently, the site had been deep-frozen in the subsoil known as permafrost. As Earth warms, old mayhem and secrets emerge from the ice 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z A mask belonging to the Yup’ik people of Alaska emerging from the permafrost. As Earth Warms, Human History Is Melting Away 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z His and his colleagues’ paper noted that nearly 90 percent of the population in Arctic permafrost areas is located in Russia. Warming permafrost puts key Arctic pipelines, roads at ‘high risk,’ study says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z The Tibetan Plateau and surrounding mountains are nicknamed the “Third Pole” or the “Water Tower of Asia” because of the immense volumes of ice stored in the area’s snowpack, glaciers and permafrost. Muddier Rivers Are Jeopardizing Dams and Water Quality for Millions 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z "Methane has never increased in the atmosphere at the speed it is today ... I think this is linked to our permafrost." A father and son's Ice Age plot to slow Siberian thaw 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z He added that the thawing permafrost in Russia’s northern regions could lead to “very serious social and economic consequences” for the country. Russia allows methane leaks at planet’s peril Until recently, the site had been deepfrozen in the subsoil known as permafrost. As Earth Warms, Human History Is Melting Away 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Unlike glaciers or icebergs, permafrost can be hard to measure because it’s underground. Warming permafrost puts key Arctic pipelines, roads at ‘high risk,’ study says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z On Prince of Wales Strait, a narrow stretch of water separating two islands in Canada’s Northwest Territories, Boda said stretches of shoreline had collapsed due to permafrost thaw. Seattle-based Coast Guard cutter’s journey through the Arctic: No ‘ice liberty’ in changing waters 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Meanwhile permafrost emissions, which are seen as naturally occurring, are not counted against government pledges aimed at curbing emissions or in the spotlight at U.N. climate talks. A father and son's Ice Age plot to slow Siberian thaw 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Then, last year, a devastating oil spill in Siberia caused by thawing permafrost toppling a diesel tank underscored the particular danger that global warming poses to infrastructure in Russia. On a Pacific Island, Russia Tests Its Battle Plan for Climate Change 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Like cities and towns across northern and northeastern Russia, Churapcha is suffering the consequence of climate change thawing the permafrost on which everything is built. Russia's remote permafrost thaws, threatening homes and infrastructure 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z In Canada, where Sharon Smith works as a permafrost research scientist with the government’s Geological Survey of Canada, there are more than 100 of these underground monitoring sites taking temperature readings, she said. Warming permafrost puts key Arctic pipelines, roads at ‘high risk,’ study says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z The Trans-Alaska Pipeline, which carries nearly 5 percent of the nation’s daily oil production, has been affected by thawing permafrost and flooding, requiring its owners to invest in costly repairs. At Alaska’s most popular national park, climate change threatens the only road in and out 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Citing data from a U.S.-managed network of global monitoring stations, Zimov says he now believes the COVID-19 pandemic has shown that permafrost has begun to release greenhouse gases. A father and son's Ice Age plot to slow Siberian thaw 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Just the release of ginormous quantities of methane from the now melting permafrost could accelerate global warming far beyond current predictions. Opinion | How Best to Save the Planet 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z With permafrost covering 65% of Russia's landmass, the costs are already mounting. Russia's remote permafrost thaws, threatening homes and infrastructure 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Acknowledging its environmental footprint in the region, the EU pledged to support marine protection and to promote research into the thawing permafrost. EU looks to strengthen ties with Arctic, protect environment 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z And in response to permafrost thaw, one of Alaska’s largest mines recently spent $19 million on upgrades to its wastewater treatment system. At Alaska’s most popular national park, climate change threatens the only road in and out 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Such finds have been common for years in Yakutia and particularly by rivers where the water erodes the permafrost. A father and son's Ice Age plot to slow Siberian thaw 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z It sketches out in businesslike terms the kind of risks U.S. forces face in the grim world ahead: Roadways collapsing under convoys as permafrost melts. Pentagon climate plan: war-fighting in hotter, harsher world 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z "Roads, electric power supply lines, gas pipelines, oil pipelines - all linear structures respond primarily to the warming climate and its impact on the permafrost," said Alexander Fyodorov, deputy director of the Permafrost Institute. Russia's remote permafrost thaws, threatening homes and infrastructure 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z For example, frozen microscopic animals were recently discovered to survive 24,000 years in the Siberian permafrost, and microbial life was found to persist 100 million years beneath the seafloor. How to Search for Life as We Don't Know It 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z And some of those will probably be affected by the widespread permafrost thaw predicted to happen throughout Denali in the coming decades. At Alaska’s most popular national park, climate change threatens the only road in and out 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z But addressing permafrost emissions, like fire and other so-called natural emissions, presents a challenge because they are not fully accounted for in climate models or international agreements, scientists say. A father and son's Ice Age plot to slow Siberian thaw 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z The adjustable foundation, normally used for things like temporary bridges, can shift up to 9 inches with the vulnerable permafrost underneath Mountain Village. Housing in Alaska can’t survive climate change. This group is trying a new model 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z Across Russia, there are more than 15 million people living on permafrost foundations. Russia's remote permafrost thaws, threatening homes and infrastructure 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z All the while, Alaska’s permafrost, coastlines and sea ice are receding. Housing in Alaska can’t survive climate change. This group is trying a new model. 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z Even a lower increase would mean millions of people losing their homes to rising seas, vast sections of permafrost lost and extinction for scores of animal species. As climate pledges fall short, U.N. predicts globe could warm by catastrophic 2.7 degrees Celsius 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z "One or two percent of permafrost carbon is equivalent to total global emissions for a year." A father and son's Ice Age plot to slow Siberian thaw 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z There’s also a risk that new animals might disturb soil too much, so that it actually exposes permafrost to melting faster. Don’t count on resurrected woolly mammoths to combat climate change 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Zombie fires are smoldering through the winter, permafrost is melting, and the insulating layer of duff is drying and easily ignited by lightning strikes, which are also increasing because of the climate emergency. A Big Day Birding and a Possible Fifth Force of Nature 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Should the permafrost deteriorate beyond habitation, strong beams can be hooked up to a truck to move the house. Housing in Alaska can’t survive climate change. This group is trying a new model. 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z Nikolayev said the problem of thawing permafrost was getting worse with every year and represented a danger for engineering structures. Russia's Yakutia province governor warns of more deadly wildfires next year 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Higher temperatures can boost microbe metabolisms and thaw out permafrost, while rising sea levels may turn some coastal areas into methane-emitting bogs. Many measures of Earth’s health are at worst levels on record, NOAA finds 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Whether the animals protect or perturb existing permafrost depends partly on their behavior — which at this point is still a big unknown, as they do not exist. Don’t count on resurrected woolly mammoths to combat climate change 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z About a third of Siberia’s permafrost will thaw by the end of the century, even if global carbon emissions fall sharply, the report said. Siberia’s wildfires are bigger than all the world’s other blazes combined 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z A few decades ago, simple elevation was sufficient to keep the house and permafrost intact. Housing in Alaska can’t survive climate change. This group is trying a new model. 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z As that increase accelerates the thaw of permafrost, the organic carbon contained within it breaks down and releases carbon dioxide, exacerbating climate change. How Much Worse Will Thawing Arctic Permafrost Make Climate Change? 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z About a third of Siberia’s permafrost will melt by the end of the century, even if global carbon emissions fall sharply, the report said. Siberia’s wildfires are bigger than all the world’s other blazes combined 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z The Arctic has seen a rise in extreme heat events since 1979, and future warming that is projected to thaw Arctic permafrost could release more CO2 into the atmosphere. Here’s How Climate Change Will Stress Your Homeland 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z As permafrost - frozen ground - melts in Siberia and other regions, methane - another greenhouse gas - will be released into the atmosphere, worsening climate change. What is climate change? A really simple guide 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z Once it surpasses freezing, it releases carbon and methane — so much that even if fossil fuels emissions halted tomorrow, the thawing permafrost will still contribute 1.7 degrees to warming over the next few centuries. Housing in Alaska can’t survive climate change. This group is trying a new model. 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z Most existing climate models do not currently account for carbon released from permafrost in their simulations. How Much Worse Will Thawing Arctic Permafrost Make Climate Change? 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z It could get even worse, if warming triggers feedback loops that release even more climate-warming carbon emissions -- such as the melting of Arctic permafrost or the dieback of global forests. U.N. sounds clarion call over 'irreversible' climate impacts by humans 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z In the Caucasus, the wearing down of permafrost has made mountain slopes less stable. Here’s How Climate Change Will Stress Your Homeland 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z The study said that gas hydrates in the Earth’s permafrost are estimated to contain 20 gigatons of carbon. Scientists expected thawing wetlands in Siberia’s permafrost. What they found is ‘much more dangerous.’ 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z The adjustable foundation, normally used for things like temporary bridges, can shift up to nine inches with the vulnerable permafrost underneath Mountain Village. Housing in Alaska can’t survive climate change. This group is trying a new model. 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z At this point, “it’s hard to imagine a scenario in which the growth of plants is able to overtake the loss of carbon from permafrost soils,” Koven says. How Much Worse Will Thawing Arctic Permafrost Make Climate Change? 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z Normally the frozen permafrost acts as a cap, sealing methane below. Scientists expected thawing wetlands in Siberia’s permafrost. What they found is ‘much more dangerous.’ 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z The study sites included a sulfidic spring, a briny mine, an acidic lake and river, and permafrost. Hardy Microbes Hint at Possibilities for Extraterrestrial Life 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z But last month, he sounded a new message in his annual call-in show with the Russian public, warning that the thawing permafrost could lead to “very serious social and economic consequences” for the country. As Frozen Land Burns, Siberia Fears: ‘If We Don’t Have the Forest, We Don’t Have Life’ 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z Weimer said this incident should trigger discussions between regulators and the industry about how to safeguard pipelines from the effects of thawing permafrost and other climate dangers. Thawing Permafrost Is Artificially Chilled to Stabilize Alaska Oil Pipeline 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z One possible remedy is to observe the thawing permafrost from afar with satellites. How Much Worse Will Thawing Arctic Permafrost Make Climate Change? 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z The study said that gas hydrates in the Earth’s permafrost are estimated to contain 20 gigaton of carbon, approximately four times the amount present in atmospheric methane. Scientists expected thawing wetlands in Siberia’s permafrost. What they found is ‘much more dangerous.’ 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z But with roads buckling under the heat in Oregon, permafrost melting in Alaska and blackouts rolling across Texas, they argued it was time to shift the nation to a new, zero-emissions economy. House, Setting a Marker for Talks, Passes $715 Billion Infrastructure Bill 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z When it burns, the permafrost below it thaws more quickly, turning lush woods into impenetrable swamps. As Frozen Land Burns, Siberia Fears: ‘If We Don’t Have the Forest, We Don’t Have Life’ 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z In its application to the state, Alyeska confirmed thawing permafrost posed a threat. Thawing Permafrost Is Artificially Chilled to Stabilize Alaska Oil Pipeline 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z Sparse sampling is not the only reason for uncertainty about thawing permafrost’s contribution to climate change. How Much Worse Will Thawing Arctic Permafrost Make Climate Change? 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z Rising temperatures are melting permafrost, releasing even more methane into the atmosphere, pushing temperatures higher in a dangerous feedback loop. Climate tech is about to fly commercial 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z The next year tenants discovered that part of a cooling system underneath the building, meant to help keep the permafrost ground frozen and stable during warm spells, was faltering. The World’s Northernmost Town Is Changing Dramatically 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z MAGARAS, Russia — The call for help lit up villagers’ phones at 7:42 on a muggy and painfully smoky evening on Siberia’s fast-warming permafrost expanse. As Frozen Land Burns, Siberia Fears: ‘If We Don’t Have the Forest, We Don’t Have Life’ 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z To avoid problems with the permafrost, 420 miles of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline were built on an elevated support system that keeps the pipe about six feet above the ground. Thawing Permafrost Is Artificially Chilled to Stabilize Alaska Oil Pipeline 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z “Each of those warm periods is a great natural experiment,” says Alberto Reyes, an associate professor at the University of Alberta, who studies how ancient permafrost responded to these past warm periods. How Much Worse Will Thawing Arctic Permafrost Make Climate Change? 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z The Arctic is warming at three times the global planet rate, melting permafrost and gravely damaging fauna and the livelihood of legions of Indigenous groups. U.S. pushes back as ice caps melt in the Arctic and Russia moves in 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z When permafrost warms, its active layer—the top layer of soil that thaws during the summer and freezes in autumn—grows deeper. The World’s Northernmost Town Is Changing Dramatically 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z But the country is also uniquely vulnerable, with two-thirds of its territory composed of permafrost, which warps the land, breaks apart roads and undermines buildings as it thaws. As Frozen Land Burns, Siberia Fears: ‘If We Don’t Have the Forest, We Don’t Have Life’ 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z The tubes are bored from 15 to 70 feet into the permafrost in areas where warming might cause it to thaw. Thawing Permafrost Is Artificially Chilled to Stabilize Alaska Oil Pipeline 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z This spring Reyes and others analyzed Canadian Arctic and sub-Arctic cave deposits, such as flowstones and stalagmites, and determined that Arctic permafrost soils thawed quite a bit during some ancient warm periods. How Much Worse Will Thawing Arctic Permafrost Make Climate Change? 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z In total, scientists say permafrost holds twice as much carbon as what is already in the atmosphere. Arctic fires, thawing permafrost pose growing threat to climate -study 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z The community is relatively contained, compared with other parts of the Arctic, where permafrost underlies hundreds of kilometers of roads and pipelines. The World’s Northernmost Town Is Changing Dramatically 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z In addition to releasing fresh numbers on Wednesday, the organization added new measurements including heat wave data, permafrost temperatures and residential energy use. U.S. brings back climate change website detailing ongoing threats 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z But those chillers only cool the permafrost directly below the pipeline, which holds the supports. Thawing Permafrost Is Artificially Chilled to Stabilize Alaska Oil Pipeline 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z The answer is not necessarily that they weren’t emitted from thawing permafrost. How Much Worse Will Thawing Arctic Permafrost Make Climate Change? 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z Scientists hope the meeting will produce a declaration on the importance of addressing permafrost thaw. Arctic fires, thawing permafrost pose growing threat to climate -study 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z “There's not a lot of space,” says Graham Gilbert, a geologist at the University Center in Svalbard, who studies geohazards and permafrost. The World’s Northernmost Town Is Changing Dramatically 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z In Alaska, where nearly 85 percent of the land contains some amount of permafrost, the danger may be higher. As climate change thaws mountain tops, risks of rockfalls surge 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z About three quarters of the 800-mile pipeline, which opened in 1977 and runs from Prudhoe Bay in the north to Valdez on Prince William Sound in the south, passes through terrain with permafrost. Thawing Permafrost Is Artificially Chilled to Stabilize Alaska Oil Pipeline 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z Meanwhile researchers are trying to better comprehend permafrost’s contribution to global warming. How Much Worse Will Thawing Arctic Permafrost Make Climate Change? 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z As temperatures rise and permafrost thaws, carbon dioxide and methane trapped within the long-frozen soil are released. Arctic fires, thawing permafrost pose growing threat to climate -study 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z Thawing permafrost, avalanches, ships filled with tourists and competition among global powers—all amplified by warming—will certainly affect the social climate. The World’s Northernmost Town Is Changing Dramatically 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z At the same time, thawing permafrost is a threat to infrastructure in Russia’s Far North. Biden’s climate summit offers rare ‘breathing space’ with Putin amid growing rifts 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z Clean-up of a spill along the pipeline would also threaten to accelerate more permafrost thawing, Alyeska said in its emergency response plans filed with federal and state regulators. Thawing Permafrost Is Artificially Chilled to Stabilize Alaska Oil Pipeline 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z Several villages flooded last year, accelerating erosion and permafrost degradation. Officials express concerns about flooding in western Alaska 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z Putin has said Russia is warming at 2.5 times the world average and that it would be a disaster if the permafrost melts in its northern cities. Putin says Russia's greenhouse gas emissions should be lower than EU's | Reuters And the archipelago's permafrost—ground that should remain largely frozen—is now warmer here than anywhere else at this latitude. The World’s Northernmost Town Is Changing Dramatically 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z In Alaska, where nearly 85% of the land contains some amount of permafrost, the danger may be higher. As climate change thaws mountain tops, risks of rockfalls surge | Reuters “This geological condition should not impact response actions but may affect efficiencies and the methods used to perform containment and recovery actions in order to protect permafrost areas from long term damage.” Thawing Permafrost Is Artificially Chilled to Stabilize Alaska Oil Pipeline 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z Farther north, however, the loss of snow, ice and permafrost will upend the traditions of Indigenous peoples and threaten infrastructure. The Science of Climate Change Explained: Facts, Evidence and Proof 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z Investigators believe the tank near Norilsk sank because of melting permafrost which weakened its supports. Norilsk Nickel: Mining firm pays record $2bn fine over Arctic oil spill 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z In Alaska, crumbling permafrost cliffs are falling into the Bering Sea, forcing coastal residents to move inland. The World’s Northernmost Town Is Changing Dramatically 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z Now climate change is causing the permafrost to melt and reveal more specimens, Dalén said. Million-year-old mammoth genomes set record for ancient DNA 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z Richard Kuprewicz, president of Accufacts Inc., a pipeline consulting firm, said it wouldn’t be wise for pipeline operators to count on permafrost remaining solid in the same way as in the past. Thawing Permafrost Is Artificially Chilled to Stabilize Alaska Oil Pipeline 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z Alternatively, he added, “it is quite possible that in the future someone will find human remains frozen in permafrost of that age.” Mammoth Genomes Shatter Record for Oldest DNA Sequences 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z Navalny’s allies plan to stage a new round of protests in more than 80 cities this Sunday, including in Yakutsk, which is built on permafrost. Some Russians gear up for sub-zero rally for Kremlin critic Navalny 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Magnaong and others are moving there despite the permafrost and avalanche hazards because the economy is no longer geared toward men in the mining trade. The World’s Northernmost Town Is Changing Dramatically 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z She stayed buried in permafrost until four years ago, when the work of global warming and the explorations of a gold miner uncovered her in Canada’s Yukon Territory near Dawson City. A Wolf Pup Mummy From the Ancient Arctic 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, turning rock-hard frozen permafrost into a land of lakes, sinkholes, and boggy peat in the summer. This wilderness crown jewel is opening for oil drilling. Why is industry interest so weak? 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z He put his graduate student onto an aerial project in Alaska that sought to assess changes in permafrost — ground that’s usually frozen but in some places was starting to thaw. Inside the C.I.A., She Became a Spy for Planet Earth 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Discoveries of this kind are becoming more frequent as global warming melts the permafrost across vast areas of Russia's extreme north and eastern regions. Woolly rhino from Ice Age unearthed in Russian Arctic 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Russian media reported Wednesday that the carcass was revealed by melting permafrost in Yakutia in August. Well-preserved Ice Age woolly rhino found in Siberia 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Because of climate change, the permafrost in the Yukon is melting, as it is around the world. A Wolf Pup Mummy From the Ancient Arctic 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z Most of the oil and gas infrastructure in the Russian Arctic, such as the giant Bovanenkova gas field on the Yamal Peninsula is built atop permafrost, just as it is on Alaska’s North Slope. This wilderness crown jewel is opening for oil drilling. Why is industry interest so weak? 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Hidden in permafrost for tens of thousands of years, the female pup was discovered by a gold miner near Dawson city in Yukon province in 2016. Ancient mummified wolf pup in Canada 'lived 56,000 years ago' 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z As the permafrost thaws with increasing rapidity, scientists’ emerging challenge is to discover and identify the microbes, bacteria and viruses that may be stirring. Deep Frozen Arctic Microbes Are Waking Up 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z The permafrost is thawing, turning summer pastures to sludge. In the Arctic, Reindeer Are Sustenance and a Sacred Presence 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z That was good news; permafrost stores large amounts of carbon, methane and other planet-warming gases, and coastal permafrost was thought to be a critical buffer against both global warming and coastal erosion. Alaska’s permafrost, which stores greenhouse gases, is less plentiful and more fragile than believed, study says 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z Some of that infrastructure is built on permafrost, which is vulnerable to rising temperatures. Putin orders Russian government to try to meet Paris climate goals 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z Temperatures soared in the Siberian Arctic, melting permafrost and fueling devastating, carbon-spewing fires. The undeniable link between weather disasters and climate change 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z As melt-swollen Arctic rivers carried sediments from thawing permafrost to the sea, the genes for processing permafrost carbon were also transported. Deep Frozen Arctic Microbes Are Waking Up 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z From the highs above oil and gas fields in the southwestern United States, to the naturally elevated levels in permafrost regions during summer. Satellites picture methane across the globe 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z A new study documents an absence of permafrost along a coastal site in northeastern Alaska — and warns that coastal permafrost is more fragile than once thought. Alaska’s permafrost, which stores greenhouse gases, is less plentiful and more fragile than believed, study says 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z These large herbivores also trample on the snow cover, reducing its insulating effect and exposing the layer of permafrost below to colder temperatures. 10 million snowblowers? Last-ditch ideas to save the Arctic ice 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z On at least three occasions, the study finds, periods of rapid climate change caused huge swaths of permafrost—a layer of carbon-rich frozen soil widespread in the Arctic—to quickly thaw or collapse. If Past Is a Guide, Arctic Could Be Verging on Permafrost Collapse 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z About 130 people have lived in Mertarvik for the past year after relocating from nearby Newtok due to riverbank erosion and melting permafrost that have endangered the village’s buildings. State’s mistake prevented Alaska village from primary voting 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z As permafrost thaws and wave heights rise, whole villages are moving inland to escape coastal erosion. Arctic science cannot afford a new cold war 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z The study in the journal Science Advances documents efforts to map the subsurface of the Kaktovik Lagoon, a shallow bay at the edge of a large tundra underpinned by permafrost. Alaska’s permafrost, which stores greenhouse gases, is less plentiful and more fragile than believed, study says 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z According to a preliminary study inspired by the Pleistocene Park project, increasing the population and density of big herbivores in northern high-latitude ecosystems could preserve 80% of the world’s permafrost. 10 million snowblowers? Last-ditch ideas to save the Arctic ice 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z As Arctic temperatures rise, permafrost begins to warm up. If Past Is a Guide, Arctic Could Be Verging on Permafrost Collapse 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, for example, scientists revealed that a frozen bird found in the Siberian permafrost is a 46,000-year-old lark. Perfectly preserved prehistoric cave bear discovered on Russian Arctic island 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z A January 2019 Pentagon report on the subject, for instance, found that 46 of the U.S. military’s 79 high-priority installations are vulnerable to climate change–related flooding, drought, desertification, wildfires and thawing permafrost. It's Time to Rein in Inflated Military Budgets 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z And, say the researchers, “permafrost stores an atmosphere’s worth of carbon.” Alaska’s permafrost, which stores greenhouse gases, is less plentiful and more fragile than believed, study says 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z The project aims to reduce permafrost thaw in the Arctic, which emits a mixture of methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide – all greenhouse gasses. 10 million snowblowers? Last-ditch ideas to save the Arctic ice 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z But researchers still are working to determine how quickly permafrost may respond to future climate warming and how much carbon it will release in the process. If Past Is a Guide, Arctic Could Be Verging on Permafrost Collapse 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z Most of the burning happened in permafrost zones, where the ground is normally frozen year-round. The Arctic is burning like never before 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z In Alaska, melting permafrost and decreased coastal ice have led to significant erosion, forcing two settlements to pack up and move farther inland. Editorial Roundup: US 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z This spring, Douglas came across another warning sign: a young moose that died after stumbling into a sinkhole that formed as permafrost thawed. As the Arctic thaws, Indigenous Alaskans demand a voice in climate change research 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z “The permafrost is actually not very permanent, and it never was,” Mr. Chuvilin said. Land in Russia’s Arctic Blows ‘Like a Bottle of Champagne’ 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z By conducting careful chemical analyses of these sediments, the scientists were able to document changes in the amount of organic matter flowing into the ocean from collapsing permafrost landscapes. If Past Is a Guide, Arctic Could Be Verging on Permafrost Collapse 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z Visceral descriptions of islands disgorging semi-frozen mud illustrate the catastrophic changes happening in the permafrost that underlies nearly half of Canada. Daily briefing: Mysterious mismatch between coronavirus infections and serious disease in Africa 2020-08-12T04:00:00Z If this new peatland estimate is included with all the estimates for permafrost melting, it is projected to equal the annual emissions of the EU and UK by 2100. Warming world 'devastating' for frozen peatlands 2020-08-10T04:00:00Z The March letter notes that “the majority of communities with the greatest threat to infrastructure from permafrost degradation lie outside this area.” As the Arctic thaws, Indigenous Alaskans demand a voice in climate change research 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z Another possibility is that methane trapped in deeper layers of the permafrost in a crystalline, ice-like form known as methane hydrates is reverting to its gaseous state, possibly because of effects of global warming. Land in Russia’s Arctic Blows ‘Like a Bottle of Champagne’ 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z The study suggests that three distinct periods of rapid climate change over the past 27,000 years each coincided with massive thawing and collapsing on permafrost landscapes. If Past Is a Guide, Arctic Could Be Verging on Permafrost Collapse 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z “You can at least postpone for several decades the severe consequences” of global warming, said Vladimir Romanovsky, a geophysics professor and permafrost expert at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Global warming is having a costly, and dangerous, impact on key military bases in Alaska 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z The permafrost also holds glimpses of ancient Arctic ecosystems. Siberia’s ‘gateway to the underworld’ grows as record heat wave thaws permafrost 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z Scientists circulated images in December of a prehistoric puppy, thought to be 18,000 years old, that was found in the permafrost region of Russia’s Far East in 2018. Woolly mammoth skeleton found in lake in Russia's Arctic 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, and the release of it from frozen underwater stores or permafrost regions is a key tipping point that could lead to abrupt and irreversible climate changes. Daily briefing: First photo of Sun-like star and planets 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z The rapid erosion likely caused large tracts of frozen permafrost to abruptly collapse into the sea. If Past Is a Guide, Arctic Could Be Verging on Permafrost Collapse 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z Due to the explosive content inside, the facility cannot be built anywhere else on base except the isolated hill of discontinuous permafrost where it now sits, he said. Global warming is having a costly, and dangerous, impact on key military bases in Alaska 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z The need for stronger resilience was evident when melting permafrost and poorly maintained equipment led to one of Russia’s worst oil spills, from a power station near the industrial city of Norilsk, on 29 May. Climate change made Siberian heatwave 600 times more likely – study 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z The scientists said the heat added to problems with widespread wildfires fires, pest outbreaks and the thawing of permafrost which led to a massive pipeline oil spill. Climate change makes freak Siberian heat 600 times likelier 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z At the same time, there has been widespread melting of the permafrost and reports of unusually large swarms of Siberian silk moths that have damaged trees, making them more susceptible to fire. Siberian heatwave 'clear evidence' of climate change 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z From bubbling oceans to thawing permafrost, the specter of runaway methane release has captured public attention as a potential climate “tipping point.” Methane Is on an Alarming Upward Trend 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z In the last three years, new construction and repairs to existing buildings on or around the permafrost under Eielson’s 63,000-acre base cost $164 million, according to Air Force budget documents. Global warming is having a costly, and dangerous, impact on key military bases in Alaska 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z A big question mark is the contribution of natural sources of methane emissions, like wetlands, mud volcanoes and permafrost. Global Methane Emissions Reach a Record High 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Merritt Turetsky, director of the Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research at the University of Colorado at Boulder, said fires in Siberia are burning “in areas where we expect permafrost to be more vulnerable.” Rapid Arctic meltdown in Siberia alarms scientists 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z Merritt Turetsky, director of the Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research at the University of Colorado at Boulder, said fires in Siberia are currently burning “in areas where we expect permafrost to be more vulnerable.” A rapid Arctic meltdown taking place in Siberia alarms scientists 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z Absent of taproot, the black spruce leans madly where permafrost slumps into thermokarst. North of the Drunken Forest 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z In far northern Alaska and the Arctic, the permafrost is more stable than in the warmer central region, which is characterized by patches of permafrost that have been melting and becoming more unstable. Global warming is having a costly, and dangerous, impact on key military bases in Alaska 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z Norilsk Nickel, one of Russia’s biggest companies, also owns the power plant from which some 21,000 tons of diesel fuel leaked in May when a storage reservoir collapsed, possibly due to melting permafrost. Investigators probe reported Russian tundra pollution 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z The frozen ground, or permafrost, lies just below the surface across much of Russia — as well as swaths of Alaska, Canada, and Scandinavia. A Historic Heat Wave Roasts Siberia 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z The unusually mild conditions in Siberia are particularly worrisome, as the region is home to the largest zone of continuous permafrost in the world. A rapid Arctic meltdown taking place in Siberia alarms scientists 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z “Methane escaping from permafrost thaw sites enters the atmosphere and circulates around the globe,” she said. The Arctic is on fire: Siberian heat wave alarms scientists 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z About a meter of permafrost melts in Alaska every decade, said Romanovsky, the permafrost expert. Global warming is having a costly, and dangerous, impact on key military bases in Alaska 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z Warming in the Arctic is leading to the thawing of once permanently frozen permafrost below ground. Arctic Circle sees 'hottest-ever' temperatures 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z Investigators believe the storage tank near Norilsk sank because of melting permafrost, which weakened its supports. Russian Arctic oil spill pollutes big lake 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z Recent research by Schuur and others shows that warmer temperatures allow microbes within the soil to convert permafrost carbon into carbon dioxide and methane. A rapid Arctic meltdown taking place in Siberia alarms scientists 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z One example might be that warming thaws all permafrost on Earth, which releases huge amounts of CO2 and methane, creating runaway heating. How to Set a Price on Carbon Pollution 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z When permafrost melts, the result is more water in the soil than normal. Global warming is having a costly, and dangerous, impact on key military bases in Alaska 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z This is alarming scientists because as permafrost thaws, carbon dioxide and methane previously locked up below ground is released. Arctic Circle sees 'hottest-ever' temperatures 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z The fuel leaked when a storage tank collapsed; prosecutors say that melting permafrost likely caused the collapse. Russia charges plant director in Arctic diesel fuel spill 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z “A decade ago we thought more of the permafrost would be resistant to change,” said Schuur. A rapid Arctic meltdown taking place in Siberia alarms scientists 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z Some 55% of Russia's territory, predominantly Siberia, is permafrost and home to its main oil and gas fields. Checks ordered after huge Arctic oil spill 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z But according to the 2019 Defense Department permafrost report, the cost associated with constructing just a building’s foundation in Alaska is more than twice as high as on bases outside Alaska with no permafrost. Global warming is having a costly, and dangerous, impact on key military bases in Alaska 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z |
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