Arctic temperatures spiked 36 degrees Fahrenheit, or 20 Celsius, above normal. By the end of the month, sea ice was at its ...

Some of their neighbors have been forced to move into town; thawing permafrost is undermining riverfront houses and making the landscape harder to navigate. One type of permafrost has researchers ...

Thawing permafrost can lead to significant landscape changes, affecting local ecosystems and wildlife habitats. As the ground destabilizes, it can disrupt the delicate balance of these ecosystems ...

Permafrost, a layer of soil that remains frozen year-round, covers an impressive 24% of the Northern Hemisphere. It stretches across wide swaths of Siberia, Canada, Alaska, and parts of Scandinavia.

Lachenbruch was an expert in permafrost, the rock-like layer of ... The thawing would cause damage not only to the pipe, but also to the landscape. It's legend at the USGS that Lachenbruch's ...

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

For my Ph.D. research I explored how permafrost thaw in ancient Appalachia controlled landscape form and erosion rates. When I am not digging holes and dating old dirt in our backyard, I use remotely ...

“We're in that period of time now,” she said, “where the changes are so erratic and so extreme, there's a good chance your sites will either be burned, actively on fire or flooded because the ...

We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Researchers found a mummified saber-toothed cat in Russian permafrost. Despite being at least 35,000 years old, the cub retained most ...

Permafrost is the hidden frozen “glue” – a layer formed by ice, rock and soil – that holds icy northern landscapes together.

For thousands of years, the shrubby landscape of the Arctic tundra stored carbon, but wildfires and thawing permafrost mean that this region is now releasing more carbon than it stores ...