Thawing Permafrost

Thawing permafrost may unleash industrial pollution across the Arctic

Thawing permafrost may unleash industrial pollution across the Arctic ... In May 2020, more than 20,000 metric tons of diesel fuel spilled from a ...

Thawing permafrost - impacts - Ouranos

Rising sea levels combined with the thawing permafrost may also cause increased coastal erosion and flooding that can threaten northern coastal regions. These ...

As permafrost thaws, the ground beneath Alaska is collapsing - Grist

Permafrost — the ancient ice that used to cover most of Alaska — is thawing. Now, many homes are sinking into the ground.

Permafrost Thaw is Complex, But Localized

This study shows that the thawing process is more gradual and varied, emphasizing the importance of localized monitoring and intervention.

Measuring Permafrost Thaw with Streamflow

This research provides a method to detect active layer thickness change using fluctuations in measured streamflow.

Permafrost thaw could release bacteria and viruses - ESA

New research has revealed that rapidly thawing permafrost in the Arctic has the potential to release antibiotic-resistant bacteria, undiscovered viruses and ...

Thawing Permafrost Releases Industrial Contaminants into Arctic ...

The land they call home holds chemicals and wastes from both active and shuttered industrial and military operations—including spent nuclear ...

Thawing permafrost will reveal industrial legacies - WWF Arctic

Decades of intensifying industrial activities have led to an accumulation of environmentally hazardous substances in Arctic permafrost regions. What we don't ...

With Arctic permafrost thawing, Pentagon frets over deadly pathogens

Deadly pathogens lying dormant in centuries-old Arctic permafrost could become the latest threat from global climate change.

Scientists investigate the effects of carbon emissions from thawing ...

This reservoir is stable while soils are frozen, but as permafrost thaws, decomposition of biomass by microbes produces the heat-trapping gases carbon dioxide ...

Permafrost Thawing: Impacts & Solutions | Vaia

Permafrost thawing releases greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide and methane, by decomposing organic matter that has been frozen for centuries. As the ...

The Impacts of Permafrost Thaw on Northern Indigenous Communities

Due North finds that damage to infrastructure can have knock-on effects for community food security, safety, transportation, health, education, employment ...

Thawing permafrost is becoming a huge source of global warming

Thawing Arctic permafrost releases stored greenhouse gases, transforming the region from a carbon sink to a net source of emissions.

Thawing Permafrost In Sweden Releases Less Methane Than ...

Once Arctic permafrost melts, microbes are able to consume the once-frozen organic matter trapped in the soil. As a byproduct of this process, ...

Thawing of the permafrost | Belgian Platform on Earth Observation

The annual average temperature is the most important factor for permafrost existence. In regions covered by permafrost, only the upper 30 to 100 cm of soils ( ...

Permafrost - ClimateChangePost

The permafrost regions occupy about 25% of the Northern Hemisphere's terrestrial surface, and almost 65% of that of Russia (1,35). Warming, thawing, and ...

Warming, permafrost thaw and increased nitrogen availability as ...

We quantify the extent of warming and permafrost thawing and the corresponding effects on nitrogen availability and plant growth based on a 20-year survey ...

Rewilding the Arctic could stop permafrost thaw and reduce climate ...

The wide-scale introduction of large herbivores to the Arctic tundra to restore the 'mammoth steppe' grassland ecosystem and mitigate global ...

Growing Impact: Investigating thawing permafrost

Once a frozen haven, climate-driven rising temperatures are rapidly thawing the Arctic permafrost, posing a major threat to communities and ...

Permafrost - National Geographic Education

Thawing permafrost can raise water levels in Earth's oceans and increase erosion. Erosion happens when permafrost thaws because soil and ...