A relatively small amount of groundwater trickling through Alaska's tundra is releasing huge quantities of carbon into the ocean, where it can contribute to climate change, according to new ...

Le Permafrost, ou pergélisol en français, est un sous-sol gelé en permanence dont la température n’excède pas 0 °C pendant au moins deux années consécutives.

Instead, they were delayed by several thousand years, until permafrost began thawing. The researchers say their findings indicate that thawing permafrost was an important trigger of landslides in ...

Instead, they were delayed by several thousand years, until permafrost began thawing. The researchers say their findings indicate that thawing permafrost was an important trigger of landslides in ...

For thousands of years, the Arctic’s permafrost has acted as a vast carbon storage system, helping to regulate the planet’s climate. However, a new study published today (January 21) in Nature Climate ...

Infrastructure in permafrost areas is threatened by river bank erosion, Mackenzie River Delta, Canada. Credit: Angus Alunik, 2021 The first comprehensive study examining the social impacts of thawing ...