Both the Argentine and the Chilean governments recognize permafrost as a strategic freshwater reserve which, in times of ...

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

Thawing permafrost threatens up to three million people in Arctic regions. ScienceDaily . Retrieved February 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 01 / 250116133819.htm ...

Christina Shintani / Woodwell Climate Research Center Permafrost is soil, rock, or sediment that remains frozen for two or more consecutive years. It is found in high-latitude regions, such as the ...

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

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

A new paper reveals what lies ahead for the fastest-warming region on Earth. In 2024, the global average air temperature ...

While this study focused on CO₂ fluxes on land, other recent results that count CO₂ and methane (CH₄) emissions from lakes, rivers, and wetlands also found the permafrost region to be a ...

The Arctic is warming faster than any other region on the planet. Ice that has existed for thousands of years is vanishing.

(Kate Kyle/CBC) Melting Arctic permafrost is creating ongoing challenges for communities across the North, and a new study is shedding light on how those threats are perceived from region to region.

Other reasons may include vegetation dieback (the gradual death of plant tissue) and the growing frequency of permafrost thaw. In tundra regions, average annual soil temperatures are trending toward ...