permafrost
Scientists Used Satellites to Spot Arctic Methane From Space
An experimental technique for measuring potent methane emissions in the Arctic proved successful.
Arctic Towns, Railways, and Pipelines At Risk of Permafrost Thaw Damage
About 45 percent of globally important oil and gas fields in the Russian Arctic are located in zones made hazardous by permafrost melt, scientists said.
Melting Permafrost Reveals Gnarly 30,000-Year-Old Baby Horse
“This is the first find in the world of a prehistoric horse of such a young age and with such an amazing level of preservation.”
Climate Change Could Unleash Huge Amounts of Mercury From Permafrost
Turns out permafrost soil contains nearly twice as much mercury as all other soils, the ocean, and the atmosphere combined.
Icy Debris Blobs Are Creeping Closer to Alaska's Only Road to the Arctic
Twenty three “frozen debris lobes” are nearing Alaska’s Dalton Highway, and climate change could be to blame.
These are the most extreme effects of climate change people are seeing in the Arctic
As world leaders meet for COP23 climate summit, Inuit are seeing the sun rise in the wrong place
‘Hotspots’ in the Arctic Permafrost Are Dumping Methane Into the Atmosphere
Methane-sniffing airplanes have mapped the release of a powerful greenhouse gas in Canada's Arctic.
Sea Level Rise Will Completely Reshape Canada by 2100
Vancouver, Halifax, and Tuktoyaktuk are on the front lines.
The Doomsday Seed Vault Is Getting Upgrades to Withstand Climate Change
It flooded earlier this year and now it’s getting waterproofed.
The ‘Doomsday’ Seed Vault Might Not Survive Global Warming
Hidden inside an Arctic mountain, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault stores millions of plant samples. But after unexpected flooding last year, efforts to protect the food store have been stepped up.
Extreme weather and a thawing Arctic has flooded the global seed vault
The Svalbard vault in Norway, designed to mitigate and withstand climate change, has become a victim of climate change
I Travelled to the Arctic to Plunge a Probe Into the Thawing Permafrost
Climate change is completely reshaping the region.