some Arctic experts are weighing a troubling question: Could a thaw of permafrost begin decades sooner than many people expect in some of the Arctic's coldest, most carbon-rich regions ...

“We know that upon thaw, all three of those classes of ... grounds with victims of smallpox and influenza across permafrost in the Arctic. It unlikely that the next COVID-19 is waiting to ...

"Arctic rivers in particular differ from temperate ... Caltech and that they selected our little community to measure permafrost thaw," says Carl Burgett, Chief of Huslia. "With the thawing ...

Permafrost thaw poses multiple risks to local Arctic communities, their livelihoods, infrastructure and environment. A transdisciplinary study led by Umeå University and others has identified key ...

The Arctic permafrost thaw is hazardous to the livelihood, safety, health, food security, and the infrastructure of communities living in Arctic regions, an international group of scientists have ...

The claim is that as climate change causes the Arctic permafrost to thaw, it will release ancient viruses that could put people at risk of disease. National Geographic defines "permafrost" as "a ...

A new analysis says human-caused climate change had a key role in the record-breaking heat wave in Iceland and Greenland in ...

A new study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences highlights how the overlapping effects of sea level rise, permafrost thaw subsidence and coastal erosion could result in unprecedented ...

The changes taking place in the Arctic are widespread and profound ... rainwater carries heat into the soil and accelerates permafrost thaw, which can open up underground channels that drain ...

A permafrost thaw slump on the shores of Lake Tiktalik in Canada’s Western Arctic.CreditCredit... Jaden led the monitors back to higher ground and crept toward the edge of the thaw slump.

The frozen soil of the Arctic has already started to thaw, triggering the release of more methane and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This climate feedback is well known, but most modelling ...