Scientists have found evidence that the Asian continent was free of permafrost all the way to its northerly coast with the ...

Cave data shows the Arctic was permafrost-free when Earth was 4.5˚C warmer, hinting at what rising temperatures could bring.

Understanding Permafrost Permafrost is frozen ground that remains solid for at least two consecutive years. It is prevalent in high latitude regions such as Siberia, Alaska, and Canada. Covering ...

The effort was part of a global assessment of all regions and oceans.. Carbon on the move. We found permafrost was a small to medium CO₂ sink, storing between 29 million and 500 million tons of ...

Earth's Northern Permafrost Region Has Climate Experts Worried. Here's Why The study found that between 2000 and 2020, the region took up a fraction more carbon dioxide than it released.

Wildfires in permafrost regions not only threaten local ecosystems, but also have far-reaching effects on global carbon cycles. Carbon-rich soils in these regions store vast amounts of organic ...

Wildfires in permafrost regions are a growing concern. The study’s data covered up to 2020, just before two major wildfire events—in Siberia in 2021 and Canada in 2023—that released ...

Permafrost temperatures in Europe's mountain regions are rising steadily, in some cases by more than 1°C over the last decade. The results of a new study show larger and faster changes than before.

But scientists believe that in the next 10 to 15 years, if climate change stays on its current trajectory, the permafrost regions will become net emitters of greenhouse gases, he said.